Murong Xi now cherishes the time she spends with Jing Zhe and his sisters, so even though she was reluctant, she didn't say it outright, but instead asked a question.
After listening, Liu Jinghong shook his head and said, "Our Jinghong Iron Cavalry is a little better, since everyone is riding horses. Apart from the bumpy ride, it's not too tiring. But your Yueyao army has come all the way from Laixi. If they have to turn back like this, I'm afraid their morale will be unstable."
Hearing Liu Jinghong's analysis, Murong Xi nodded repeatedly, thinking to herself that Liu Jinghong was indeed worthy of being called General Jinghong, and would naturally not change the marching direction because of personal matters; it was Murong Xi who was being biased.
At this moment, Liu Jinghong continued, "Everyone is exhausted from marching during this time. Let's rest here today and set off again early tomorrow morning. As for us, let's go back to Ruzhou together and catch up with them after Zhe'er has finished practicing his skills."
After listening, Lu Li nodded and said, "Fifth Sister's suggestion is good. It's a good opportunity to send Xi'er back to Ruzhou."
"Big sister..."
Upon hearing that she was to be sent back to Ruzhou, Murong Xi immediately spoke up, but was stopped by Lu Li: "Xi'er, we can understand your feelings. But you must know that you are carrying our Jing family's child in your belly. Even if there is no danger on the way, the baby will not be able to withstand the bumpy ride! So it is best for you to stay in Ruzhou to rest and recuperate!"
Pei Yunxi chimed in, "Eldest sister is right. The most important thing for Xi'er right now is to take care of her health. She can't stand even a long journey or a fright. When the two armies clash, there will inevitably be scenes of blood and flesh flying everywhere. How could I let you see that?"
Su Mochen stepped forward to give a final summary: "Actually, you don't need to worry! By the time we decide to go to Jingzhou tomorrow, even if my husband doesn't reach the Great Perfection realm, he'll probably be at the peak of the Grandmaster realm, and my eldest sister will most likely reach the Grandmaster realm. With two Grandmasters, three mid-level sixth-level experts, plus the Jinghong Iron Cavalry and Yueyao's army, do you think we'll still be in danger?"
"..."
After some persuasion from the women, Murong Xi finally calmed down. He then gave each of them some instructions, and Jing Zhe and his women prepared to return to Ruzhou to practice their martial arts.
The thought of tonight's fierce battle filled Jing Zhe with excitement, and he couldn't wait to fly back to Ruzhou...
Traveling to and from Ruzhou from here would take a lot of time, let alone walking, even on horseback. But for experts like them, a short while is enough if they use their lightness skills.
Of the five women present, only Murong Xi was not skilled in martial arts. Chu Xia was actually happy to hear that Murong Xi was to be sent back to Ruzhou. After all, she had opposed Murong Xi's decision to travel from Laixi to Jingzhou. Now that Murong Xi could return to Ruzhou to recuperate, she immediately brought the carriage over.
Although it's a bit slow, it should still be no problem to send Murong Xi back to Ruzhou before dark.
However, seeing the others preparing to fly back, Murong Xi was still envious, and her gaze towards Jing Zhe seemed to carry a plea.
Jing Zhe understood immediately and laughed, "No need to trouble Chu Xia to go back and forth, I'll just carry Xi'er and fly back!"
"Will this... work?"
Chu Xia said with some concern.
"You still don't trust me to take Xi'er? What, do you think I would deliberately drop my wife, or deliberately drop the child in my wife's belly?"
"..."
Chu Xia was immediately dumbfounded: Yes, she was overthinking it. Jing Zhe is Murong Xi's husband and the father of the child in her belly. He wants her to be well more than anyone else!
Even so, Chu Xia still glared fiercely at Jing Zhe: Can't you speak properly? What's with the sarcastic tone? She felt that Jing Zhe was doing it on purpose, settling a personal score!
Seeing Chu Xia speechless, Jing Zhe felt relieved. He then picked up Murong Xi, just like when they were outside Jingzhou City, and flew towards Ruzhou City with Lu Li and the others.
...
Before long, the group appeared outside Ruzhou City.
Yu Li had been holding the city wall for the past few days. When he saw Jing Zhe flying from afar, he thought he was seeing things. It wasn't until Jing Zhe called him from below the city that he realized what was happening.
Yu Li opened the door and welcomed Jing Zhe and the others in. Curious, she asked, "President Jing, what brings you all here...?"
As he spoke, Yu Li secretly thought to himself how awesome Jing Zhe was. He left one woman behind and took another with him when he left, and now he's brought back one, two, three... a total of five women. Yu Li's admiration for Jing Zhe was like a surging river, endless and boundless...
"Let's come back and discuss countermeasures against Prince Jin, and also see how many grenades Qianqian has made, so we can take them with us when we leave tomorrow."
Yu Li nodded. He had witnessed the power of the grenades firsthand. If every soldier in Ruzhou City were equipped with a few, he would dare to challenge the Western Frontier Heavy Cavalry Regiment and the Southern Qi Silver Thread Army!
"President Jing, Miss Qiu has been hiding in her room since you left, working overtime to make hand grenades. I'll take you there right now!"
As he spoke, Yu Li prepared to lead the way.
"No need, we can go and see for ourselves."
Su Mochen spoke up, saying that they hadn't really come back to get any grenades—of course, they would still take a few, since they would come in handy during the brawl.
Back in Ruzhou, there were more important things waiting for them. Naturally, the fewer people who knew about these things, the better. What was the point of having Yu Li come along?
"Yes... Your Highness?"
Although Jing Zhe brought back many women, Yu Li only recognized Lu Li. He only glanced at the other women and didn't dare to look at them for long. When he heard Su Mochen speak, he looked up and was immediately shocked.
"This humble official greets Your Highness!"
As the governor of Ruzhou, and with his elder brother being the Duke of the State, Yu Li frequently traveled to the capital and had met Su Mochen.
Su Mochen nodded in agreement and said, "Governor Yu, go ahead with your work. We can enter the city ourselves!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Yu Li said no more and left.
Qiu Qianqian was still at the prefect's residence, so Jing Zhe led a few women there first.
Seeing this, Lu Li pursed her lips, because she felt that they were returning to Ruzhou to practice martial arts, which was extremely important—of course, she didn't just enjoy the process of practicing martial arts, but practiced martial arts for the sake of practicing martial arts, after all, only in this way could she take revenge!
Perhaps only by thinking this way could Lu Li feel a little more at ease, but she didn't have the courage to talk about Qiu Qianqian anymore, because she was extremely anxious after entering Ruzhou.
Before long, the prefect arrived. Jing Zhe led five women into the courtyard where Qiu Qianqian was and called out directly:
"flourishing!"
"..."
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