"By the way, those potatoes were raw, you actually ate them? You'll get diarrhea, won't you?" But thinking of Xiao Chensheng's unusual physical structure, Su Wanyan stopped worrying: "You eat more random things than a pig."
"..." Xiao Chensheng could no longer bear it: "I...am...a...human!"
"Ah," Su Wanyan joked, "You're a human, I wouldn't have known if you hadn't told me."
He was truly the least human being he could be.
"..." Xiao Chensheng was speechless. He wanted to refute her, but he felt that explaining to her would be a waste of his intelligence.
Su Wanyan took a bite of the roasted pork, her eyes brightening slightly: "Mmm, delicious."
He held the skewer to Yu Nanqing's lips: "Take a bite."
Yu Nanqing opened his mouth and, in coordination with Su Wanyan's movements, bit off the meat.
"..." Su Wanyan stared blankly, somewhat dumbfounded. Some people eat barbecue like a snarling monkey, like her, while others, even if they bite the meat out with the same movements, do so in a way that is incredibly pleasing to the eye.
Yu Nanqing was truly like someone who had stepped out of a painting; in Su Wanyan's eyes, he was flawless.
Seeing Su Wanyan staring blankly at Yu Nanqing, Xiao Chensheng frowned, wondering if she could tone it down a bit.
However, just as things were getting along well, a drumbeat suddenly sounded faintly over the city walls.
Su Wanyan was stunned for a moment, thinking she had misheard: "Thunder?"
No sooner had he finished speaking than the sound of drums began again.
The drumbeats weren't particularly dense, nor were they deafening; you could tell they were coming from a great distance.
Su Wanyan was slightly startled. It wasn't thunder, it was... the sound of war drums!
Su Wanyan hurriedly looked up and saw that Yu Nanqing had already raised his eyes to look into the distance, his handsome brows slightly furrowed, and he had stopped what he was doing.
A short while later, Mingyu hurriedly led someone into the courtyard: "Your Highness! A report has arrived from the front!"
The man following behind him was wearing bronze-yellow armor, and by the candlelight in the courtyard, his ashen face could be seen, as if it had been smoked.
He looked anxious and knelt down without saying a word: "Your Highness, Donghai has led his troops in a night attack on the camp. General Lü requests orders for Your Highness to go and take command immediately!"
Yu Nanqing frowned even more: "Who is the leader of the East Sea Army?"
Lu Cejun was a veteran of countless battles, and ordinary skirmishes were no challenge for him. Moreover, they had already discussed it and agreed that he would arrive at the military camp tomorrow, so there was no need to rush.
"The Crown Prince of the East Sea, Feng Lingxu!"
Upon hearing this, Yu Nanqing immediately stood up, a hint of surprise appearing in her usually composed eyes.
Since the Great Jin declared war on the East Sea, the one stationed on the East Sea border has always been a deputy general under Feng Lingxu. Why is he suddenly leading troops in a night raid now?
Yu Nanqing took a deep breath and calmly ordered, "Prepare the horses."
If Feng Lingxu were to lead the army, Lü Cezhong would likely find it difficult to withstand him!
"Yes!" Mingyu didn't dare to delay and turned to leave in a hurry!
Su Wanyan also stood up quickly: "Yu Nanqing..." Is he leaving tonight?
Are you leaving immediately?
The words were on the tip of my tongue, but I just couldn't get them out.
She was definitely going to leave; she couldn't ask, she couldn't let Yu Nanqing hesitate.
Yu Nanqing seemed to be brought back to his senses by her voice. He composed himself, turned around, and grasped Su Wanyan's shoulders: "I'm sorry, Yan'er, I..."
"It's alright, you go!" Su Wanyan immediately said firmly, "I'll wait for you to come back here, don't worry about me!"
"..." Yu Nanqing gritted her teeth. They clearly agreed to leave tomorrow!
They won't even give him this half-day!
Yu Nanqing suddenly pulled Su Wanyan into his arms, as if he wanted to meld her into his body, so tightly that Su Wanyan almost couldn't breathe.
However, this time Su Wanyan did not speak, but silently endured it.
Until Mingyu came again: "Your Highness, the horses are ready!"
Yu Nanqing reluctantly let go of Su Wanyan, his gaze lingering on her for a long time.
Su Wanyan gave him a push: "Hurry up! Stop dawdling!"
Yu Nanqing then frowned, turned around, and flicked his wide sleeves: "Su Chien will come with me, the rest of you stay!"
Su Chien, who was standing not far away, looked on in surprise as Yu Nanqing walked past him.
"But... Sister..." He had promised to protect his sister, and all he wanted to do was stay by her side.
Su Wanyan quickly stepped forward and gave him a push: "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and follow! Listen to me!"
Su Chien was speechless for a moment, then immediately accepted the order: "Yes!"
He'll go if his sister tells him to!
There was no ceremony for his departure, no fanfare, and he brought nothing with him. When Su Wanyan followed him to the gate of the mansion, Yu Nanqing had already mounted his horse.
As if receiving some kind of instruction, the horse galloped away before Yu Nanqing could give the order.
Just when Su Wanyan thought he would leave, the horse suddenly stopped again. Yu Nanqing pulled on the reins and looked back. By the moonlight, he took a deep look at Su Wanyan before resolutely waving the reins.
The horse disappeared into the darkness in an instant.
"Sister!" Su Chien came out from the back door.
Su Wanyan snapped out of her daze, as if afraid there wouldn't be enough time, and hurriedly instructed, "Be careful, do everything within your capabilities, don't overreach, and obey orders in everything, understand?"
"Understood, sister." For some reason, the horse under Su Chien's horse was also restless.
"Go quickly."
"Sister, I'm leaving now. Be careful in Wengcheng." I originally learned martial arts to protect my sister, but now it seems it's not of any use.
Gathering his chaotic thoughts, Su Chien gave a shout of "Giddy up!" and the horse shot off like an arrow into the darkness.
Xiao Chensheng arrived late, and as soon as he reached the door, he saw Su Wanyan staring blankly in the direction they had left, her clear eyes reflecting visible worry.
The sound of war drums came from afar, and it seemed there was no sign of it stopping.
“I do know a bit about Feng Lingxu,” Xiao Chensheng suddenly said.
Su Wanyan's eyes lit up: "You know about it?"
Xiao Chensheng's usual smile vanished, and his voice was indifferent: "Even if you want to know, it won't do you any good. What I know, Yu Nanqing certainly knows as well."
Three years ago, in the battle at Xiaoshui, Yu Nanqing was defeated by Feng Lingxu.
As the Crown Prince of the East Sea, Feng Lingxu possesses both strategic acumen and skillful methods. He acts decisively and boldly, earning him high regard from the East Sea royal family and the people of the East Sea.
"So, at this point, there's nothing more I can do?"
Su Wanyan sighed inwardly, then suddenly smiled: "When he talked about the battlefield before, although I knew it was dangerous, I didn't really have a concept of it. And for some reason, I inexplicably felt that he would definitely win the battle. I felt that he had survived three years of paralysis, and there was nothing he couldn't overcome for the rest of his life."
"But now we're in Wengcheng, and I never imagined that war could be so close."
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