Chapter 469 "I have no intention of getting married; I only want to make a name for myself!"
As dusk fell, several large bonfires were lit at the Xuanjia Army's encampment.
Li Shiyue, who had been asleep for about two hours, came out of the tent. Sun Xiaoliu, who had been guarding outside the tent, immediately stood up.
"General, would you like some water?"
Before Li Shiyue could answer, Sun Xiaoliu had already turned around to look for the water bag.
Sun Xiaoliu handed the water pouch to Li Shiyue, and then cautiously asked Li Shiyue, "General, did you have another dream?"
I heard the general draw his sword outside.
Li Shiyue looked at Sun Xiaoliu, whose expressionless face was actually a bit scary in Sun Xiaoliu's eyes.
However, after swallowing, Sun Xiaoliu continued to say to Li Shiyue, "As the general instructed, unless it is something of utmost importance, we would never dare to go in while the general is sleeping!"
Li Shiyue then nodded.
"General, when we return to Andong, should we talk to the Grand General?"
"Please, General, find some renowned doctors to examine this problem of excessive dreaming?"
Li Shiyue rolled her eyes at Sun Xiaoliu and ignored his words.
Li Shiyue, who had just woken up, looked a little tired. She took the water bag from Sun Xiaoliu and heard him start rambling on and on: "General Liu sent someone to say that we should rest well tonight and discuss things tomorrow."
However, as the general had instructed, I had already taken a portion of the goods and arranged for our men to deliver it to General Liu.
General Liu accepted it as well.
Furthermore, General, not long after you fell asleep, Lady Xie sent someone over to ask if you were awake and if you wished to see her, she asked us to deliver a message.
If the general doesn't want to see her now, she'll send someone over tomorrow to ask.
As for the Turks, General," Sun Xiaoliu took the water bag Li Shiyue had drunk from, "there's only a troop of barbarian soldiers guarding the entrance to our camp, but no one has come over to speak."
Li Shiyue nodded without saying anything.
"General, are you hungry?"
General Liu sent over ten sheep. The cook kept one for the general, and the rest were used to make soup, which the brothers have already been drinking.
General, I'll go get it for you!
The cook knew the general loved roasted ribs, so he had prepared them long ago; they should be ready by now.
Li Shiyue didn't mention the roasted lamb chops, but instead asked Sun Xiaoliu, "Did Chen Yong go to arrange for the horses we brought back?"
Sun Xiaoliu nodded, and Li Shiyue waved his hand, at which point Sun Xiaoliu turned to leave.
“Hey, send someone to tell Lady Xie that I will go to talk to her in an hour and bring that young lady back.”
"Yes, General!"
An hour later, the moonlight was as clear as water.
Li Shiyue did not mount his horse, but instead led the little red horse towards Xie's army's camp.
Before even reaching the entrance of Xie Family Army's camp, Li Shiyue saw Xie Mingyue and the others waiting to the side.
Upon arriving, they exchanged greetings. In the soft moonlight, Li Shiyue noticed that the young woman's cheeks had become a bit fuller compared to half a month ago.
After stroking the little girl's hair a couple of times, Li Shiyue turned around and thanked Xie Mingyue: "Madam Xie has taken very good care of her. She has gained weight in just a few days."
After exchanging a few polite words, Xie Mingyue indicated to Li Shiyue that she had some private matters to discuss with her alone.
"Wait here for me. I'll talk to Madam Xie for a bit, and then I'll take you away."
Leaving the young lady and Xie Mingyue's maids and servants behind, Li Shiyue mounted her horse and reached out her hand to Xie Mingyue, who was standing on the ground.
Seeing the hand extended in front of her, Xie Mingyue placed her hand on it.
With a little effort, Li Shiyue pulled Xie Mingyue onto the horse and wrapped her whole body in her arms.
Squeeze the horse's belly, pull on the reins, and the little red horse gallops into the depths of the grassland.
Of course, Li Shiyue wouldn't actually take Xie Mingyue out in the middle of the night. She let the little red horse run for a while, then pulled on the reins and stopped at the foot of a high slope.
After dismounting, Li Shiyue helped Xie Mingyue dismount as well, released the little red horse at the bottom of the slope, and then took Xie Mingyue's hand and went up to the top of the slope.
Standing on this hilltop, you can also see the bonfires burning in the Xuanjia Army camp.
The night sky was crystal clear after the rain, the moonlight was bright and clear, and the moonlight shone on the grassland. A gentle breeze blew by, and occasionally a few birds chirped. This scene was truly refreshing and delightful.
Smelling the fresh scent of grass and trees and the aroma of livestock carried on the wind, Li Shiyue took a deep breath.
Turning her head, she looked at Xie Mingyue and asked, "What brings you here, Madam Xie?"
"Are you injured?"
As Xie Mingyue got closer, she noticed that Li Shiyue had an injury on the corner of her left eye.
Seeing Xie Mingyue looking at her with such concern, Li Shiyue raised her hand and touched the scabbed wound at the corner of her eye. She smiled and replied to Xie Mingyue, "It's just a small injury, nothing to worry about."
"But the injury is on her face, and the woman's appearance..."
Xie Mingyue stopped mid-sentence, a hint of panic in her eyes. She hurriedly explained to Li Shiyue, "I... I didn't mean your appearance, General... no, I meant, General..."
Li Shiyue chuckled softly, then reached out and lightly touched Xie Mingyue's lips with her finger. When their eyes met, Li Shiyue smiled and said to her, "I think that after this injury heals, it will make my face look more heroic."
"Don't be so cautious. I'm not an ordinary woman; why would I take your words to heart?"
After Li Shiyue finished speaking, Xie Mingyue visibly relaxed a lot.
"General, will you... still get married?"
Li Shiyue looked at Xie Mingyue with some surprise. She really hadn't expected Xie Mingyue's question.
Li Shiyue didn't understand why Xie Mingyue suddenly brought up marriage.
Ah! I was too talkative!
If the general finds it inconvenient to say, then so be it.
Tonight, I mainly want to talk to the general about She'er...
Li Shiyue interrupted Xie Mingyue's words, saying, "I have no intention of getting married; I only want to make a name for myself!"
"Huh? Ah! Hmm!"
The two then discussed how to put pressure on Sher the next day in order to get a bigger reward;
They also boasted about the gains from their campaign into the Turkic Khaganate, aiming to maximize the benefits for Andong, Youzhou, and even Dalong.
The two stopped talking as the night wind picked up and it was almost midnight.
As Li Shiyue was about to take Xie Mingyue's hand and walk down the slope, she suddenly heard Xie Mingyue ask her, "General, did you really kill all the nobles of the various tribes?"
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