She reached out and slowly took the message from Luo Xue's hand, then suddenly asked curiously, "Have you always been like this?"
"Huh?" Su Wanyan's sudden question caught Luo Xue off guard. Her bewildered expression was no different from that of a typical naive teenage girl.
Only Luo Xue and Su Wanyan are in the room now. Yu Nanqing has gone to help set up the barricades, and Huang Ye is serving tea and water to the men with the village women.
Luo Xue seemed to know what Su Wanyan was asking, but she wasn't sure. She opened her big, bright eyes and asked, "Does Your Highness mean that I am already twenty-eight years old, but I still have to pretend to be a young girl?"
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean any harm." Su Wanyan smiled helplessly. Actually, she had wanted to ask for a long time, but she felt it would be too impolite.
The phrase "Little Step Brother" finally made her unable to resist: "I was just a little curious."
Luo Xue smiled and said, "Your Majesty is too kind to me, but... I don't know how to explain this. Please just consider it as my personality."
"It was my presumption." Luo Xue was unwilling to talk about it, and Su Wanyan didn't press her for details. She opened the message Xiao Bu had sent, and her gaze darkened as soon as she saw it.
Luo Xue asked curiously, "What's wrong, Your Highness?"
Su Wanyan raised her eyes: "Go and summon the Prince, and also ask the village chief to come over."
Seeing Su Wanyan's serious expression, Luo Xue didn't dare to be negligent and retreated with a "Yes".
As early as yesterday, Xiao Bu had already investigated the bandits' hideout and number of people. As for whether they were remnants of the Hundred Nether Valley, he would only know after fighting them. He couldn't tell much from their appearance alone.
Now, the note Xiaobu passed contained another important piece of information: the bandits, knowing that the villagers were making weapons to fight back, were enraged and plotted to launch a night raid on the village tonight, giving the villagers no chance to resist.
After Su Wanyan told Yu Nanqing and the village chief the news, the village chief was incredulous: "How did you know this?"
"What's important now is not the source of the information, but being prepared for the bandits to attack at any time."
It's not difficult to fight against the bandits, since they already have a guard team. Su Wanyan's concern is still about Baiyou Valley.
There were dozens of households and hundreds of people. Even the Baijie Pills that Su Wanyan carried with her were not enough to distribute among the villagers. Even if she brewed medicine on the spot, the little bit of medicinal material that the village doctor brought was not enough.
This is what's really giving Su Wanyan a headache.
"Sigh!" The old village chief sighed heavily again.
He has sighed more in the last two days than he has in the past year.
Despite his worries, with bandits attacking, the old village chief still had to make preparations. He didn't chat with Su Wanyan any longer and turned to leave the hall.
After the old village chief left, Yu Nanqing, who had been silent all along, finally spoke up: "Actually... there's no need to wait until the bandits attack."
"..." Su Wanyan turned her head and saw Yu Nanqing's pupils slightly slanted, his nonchalant appearance exuding an air of confidence.
Seeing Su Wanyan looking at him, Yu Nanqing gave a handsome smile: "I did mention before that the terrain is complex, but that's not an insurmountable problem."
He brought the elite of the Dragon Flag Army. If they can't even deal with a small bandit den, how can they talk about protecting their country?
Hearing this, Su Wanyan opened her mouth, feeling angry, but also not really angry. She gritted her teeth and punched his chest: "Why didn't you say so earlier!"
"Ugh." Yu Nanqing covered her chest and let out a soft moan.
He then grasped Su Wanyan's small mouth and smiled, "After Xiaobu searched the bandits' hideout yesterday, I sent Mingyu and Tanaka to survey the terrain. If you trust me, Yan'er, I will handle this matter."
Since the goal is to capture mountain bandits, there's no need to survey the entire mountain; knowing the surrounding terrain is sufficient, so it doesn't take much effort.
"When have I ever distrusted you?" Su Wanyan glanced at him. "Weren't Tanaka and Mingyu always helping the villagers? When did they go to investigate?"
“Last night.” After thinking for a moment, he added, “After Yan’er fell asleep.”
"Why didn't you say so earlier?" Su Wanyan said speechlessly, "You made me do all this work for nothing."
"How could that be?" Yu Nanqing never thought that Su Wanyan was busy doing nothing. If the terrain was really not suitable for going into the mountains, then they could only confront the mountain bandits head-on in the village.
This is a backup plan, and it's never a wasted effort.
Seeing his thoughtful expression, Su Wanyan said, "You're not saying anything again."
Fortunately, Su Wanyan didn't dwell on it too much: "So what do you plan to do?"
Yu Nanqing gently took Su Wanyan's hand and slowly pulled her upstairs. His gentle voice was unhurried: "I have already dispatched the guards to ambush near the hideout. Before the bandits can come down the mountain to plunder the village, I will wipe them out in one fell swoop."
"So, are you going?"
"Hmm." He went to see what was going on. If it really was someone who escaped from Baiyou Valley, he could also inquire about Xiao Chensheng's whereabouts.
He didn't believe that the Valley Master of Hundred Nether Valley would disappear from this world so easily.
If I had known, I should have sent someone to keep an eye on things.
Thinking of this, Yu Nanqing's eyes suddenly darkened. It wasn't that he wanted to inquire, but Su Wanyan had mentioned it a few days ago...
Well, being cautious isn't a bad thing.
As she pondered this, Su Wanyan turned around and asked, "Did you carry the Hundred-Cure Pill I gave you with you?"
Yu Nanqing pulled it out directly from his pocket: "I carry it with me every day."
"Then be careful," Su Wanyan advised. At a time like this, not causing any trouble was the greatest help she could offer.
Yu Nanqing smiled gently: "Mm."
He raised his hand and brushed the stray hairs from Su Wanyan's forehead: "It's cold, you should go to sleep early. I'll be back as soon as I'm done."
The bandits were not a large group and it wouldn't take them long.
Moreover, Yu Nanqing felt that these days had been too comfortable, and he hadn't practiced his skills in a long time. This was a good opportunity to stretch his muscles and bones.
As if remembering something, Yu Nanqing spoke up: "That's right."
"Um?"
"Tonight, we need snow to accompany it."
Su Wanyan was stunned, seemingly not expecting Yu Nanqing to specifically ask for Luo Xue. Given Yu Nanqing's personality, he rarely asked for people back once they were assigned to her.
Of course, he wasn't saying he wanted to go back, but it did surprise Su Wanyan.
"I will keep Tanaka here."
Su Wanyan couldn't help but chuckle upon hearing this: "Exchange?"
"Um."
"Pfft." Su Wanyan covered her mouth: "Really, who around me can't you just order around? You don't need to be so serious."
but……
Su Wanyan asked curiously, "I don't know much about Luo Xue. Since you specifically asked for her, she must have some special skills. Tell me about them."
I asked Luoxue today, but she didn't say much.
Even Yu Nanqing never introduced Luo Xue's abilities. For example, regarding Xiao Bu, Yu Nanqing would say that he was clever, adaptable, and had excellent lightness skills.
For example, Mingyu would say that he is the most skilled in martial arts among this group.
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