The guard's mind was filled with wild fantasies, but his face was full of fierce intent as he stared at Xu Yingxiong on the ground. He was just waiting for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn before he would call his brothers to beat this toad who dared to dream of eating swan meat to death.
At that moment, a murderous roar suddenly rang out from inside the military camp: "Yue Chen, I'll kill you!!!"
The group of young masters from aristocratic families, who were working hard carrying logs and running laps on the training ground, were startled by the sudden shout and instantly felt an inexhaustible surge of energy.
About ten meters from the main tent of the military camp, Hua Cai's long hair fluttered in the wind, her hands slightly hooked into claws, staring murderously at Yue Chen, who was five meters away.
Next to Yue Chen were two tents neatly cut in half, and a log that had been split in half and was rolling on the ground.
"General, Miss Jin, Miss Baozhu, Ancestor, please calm down, please calm down." Beside Yue Chen, Shi Zhong was covered in cold sweat, desperately trying to calm the furious Hua Cai down: "Let's talk things out. Yue Chen, he, he was actually ready to forgive you."
Shi Zhong's mind raced, then his eyes lit up as if he'd found a lifeline. He nudged the carefree person beside him, who was grinning broadly, and said, "Say something, sir!"
Yue Chen glanced at Shi Zhong, casually folded and put away the rope that had been untied from his wrist, then his gaze fell on Hua Cai's face, which looked like it wanted to eat him alive. Seeing that Shi Zhong was about to nudge him with his elbow again, he took a step back in dissatisfaction and replied with a smile, "That's right."
Shi Zhong was overjoyed. It seemed that Yue Chen was quite reliable at this crucial moment. He should let bygones be bygones.
"See? He actually forgave you a long time ago." Shi Zhong suddenly felt a sense of good fortune despite the misfortune.
Before leaving Yuedu, Shi Zhong never imagined that this mission would be so difficult.
As one of only two deputy generals in the entire military camp, and as a close friend of both the commander and the other deputy general, his position should have been very fortunate.
But the gap between reality and ideals is so vast. Unlike the blissful and exhilarating expedition he had imagined, since arriving in the border town, the only battle he had fought lasted only three days. For the remaining month or so, he had been caught in this strange atmosphere between the two people, unable to move forward or backward.
He, a dignified deputy general in charge of troops, the second-in-command of more than 100,000 men, had somehow become a complete peacemaker and the chief steward of 100,000 soldiers.
After more than a month of running around under the high pressure on both sides, Shi Zhong squatted in the corner, biting a small handkerchief and crying. This was different from what I had imagined. It was so different!
Now, things are finally settled. This gentleman has finally relented, and the other person, who has endured a month of hardship, has finally gotten what they wanted. Shouldn't they be able to sit down and have a good drink together?
Shi Zhong smacked his lips, suddenly missing the taste of mist tea. It was all Yue Chen's fault; since the first time they set up camp, he hadn't seen the general bring it out again.
"Forgive me? Forgive you my foot!" Hua Cai gasped for breath, clearly furious. "Get out of my way and let me kill this brat to vent my anger, or I'll tear you to pieces too."
Shi Zhong looked completely bewildered, glancing at Yue Chen and then at Hua Cai, unable to process what was happening.
What's going on? The roles have suddenly been reversed?
"Why kill me? I only returned your kiss." Yue Chen looked at Hua Caixiao without any self-awareness, his fingertips lightly tracing her red lips.
Shi Zhong stared at Yue Chen, dumbfounded: "You...you...you actually...aren't you afraid that Old Man Jin will kill you?"
The world is changing too fast; he can't keep up.
Shi Zhong looked at his friend and junior brother, whose laughter was so unbearable to watch, and felt a wave of dizziness wash over him.
You've been killing other people's daughters all day long, which has already made Old Man Jin dislike you. He's just been holding back because of the Emperor's face and hasn't been able to do it yet. Now look what's happened, brother, you've gone and taken advantage of someone else's daughter again.
He could almost see the old man Jin roaring in fury.
Ren Shizhong was sweating profusely, unable to think of any way to smooth things over. Just as he was pacing around in a panic, he heard a report coming from afar.
"Report! The Li and Qiu armies have suddenly made a move and have already left the city gates."
Hua Cai paused, her mind instantly clearing. She glared fiercely at Yue Chen, then returned to the main tent without a word. Donning her silver helmet, she brandished her longsword and led several junior officers out of the camp.
"Boss, let's go too." Seeing that Hua Cai had already gone ahead, Shi Zhong quickly nudged Yue Chen: "If we scare those people away as soon as possible, we can go back earlier and have some time to think about how to appease Old Man Jin's anger."
Shi Zhong clearly had no doubt about whether he could win. What he cared about was how to survive the explosion and save his life after returning to Yue Du alive.
"It's not that simple." Yue Chen rubbed the rope in his hand, his gaze fixed on the direction Hua Cai had left in.
"Huh?" Shi Zhong was taken aback and waved his hand in front of Yue Chen: "Boss, are you stupid? With that woman—cough cough, with our general's intelligence, how could she not even handle those simple-minded guys?"
Shi Zhong thought that what Yue Chen said was not so simple, and that he meant to beat Li Qiu until he cried.
“Of course she can handle it.” Yue Chen waved his hand and walked slowly toward his tent. “She could have handled it a long time ago, back when Li Qiu’s provisions were burned.”
Shi Zhong stared blankly at Yue Chen's departing figure, his words echoing in his mind.
She could have done it even before the supplies were burned.
Yes, at that time, Li Qiu was cut off from supplies and besieged by them. He couldn't hold out for long and would collapse. They had already won.
But why would they retreat and go through all the trouble of finding people to sell the large amount of grain they bought from Liang to Li Qiu in batches?
Is this—deliberately giving them time to wait for rescue?
But why?
What exactly does she want to do?
By the time Hua Cai arrived, the vanguard battalion of the Vietnamese army was already lined up neatly three miles in front of the camp.
"General, it seems the enemy has changed their commander." Upon seeing Hua Cai arrive, the young officer leading the troops quickly handed her the "clairvoyant" device.
Hua Cai took the document and placed it in front of her. She looked towards the billowing smoke and dust in the distance and immediately spotted the handsome and dashing young general at the very front.
"This person seems to have a similar aura to that behind Zhao Min and Zhang Wuji," Hua Cai muttered to herself as she stared at the man.
A flash of light and shadow appeared before Hua Cai's eyes, and the system appeared in front of her: "That's right, the person you saw is one of the male protagonists of this story mission, the carefree prince of Li Kingdom, Li Yuan."
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