The cavalryman was quite clever. Seeing Qi Qi give him a signal, he quickly stepped forward and pretended to fight Zhao Yong, getting closer and closer to Qi Qi.
Zhao Yong was unaware of the situation and never expected that, during the fight, Qi Qi suddenly rushed forward from behind and was pulled onto a horse and driven away.
Gu Siyan turned his head and saw this, his eyes almost popping out of their sockets. Seeing him chasing after him despite his injuries, and even picking up his knife as if to throw it, Qi Qi remembered his divine strength and quickly turned back and shouted, "Stop chasing! We are not on the same path!"
Gu Siyan: "Qi Laibao! You stop right there!"
Qi Qi raised his hand and waved: "Goodbye, brother!"
Gu Siyan thought to himself, "You're still leaving even though you're already calling me 'brother'? What good is the palace besides wealth and honor? Are you really going back to live a life of subservience? Or do you really have a lover there?"
This was so infuriating that he almost vomited blood. Fearing he might stab him with a knife, he chased after him for a while, but when he realized he couldn't catch up, he actually coughed up a mouthful of blood.
Zhao Yong rushed to help him up: "General, you mustn't get too excited. Your internal injuries haven't healed yet!"
He hesitated again, then asked, "How...how did he leave with those cavalrymen?"
Gu Siyan laughed angrily: "Fine, very well, I was just thinking about this too."
Zhao Yong was also reluctant: "Let's go after them right now!"
Gu Siyan shook his head again: "He has relatives and friends in that place. He's been away for over a month, and he's probably eager to go home. Even if he catches up, he won't come here easily."
"Let's go back to Youdu first."
It's just that the cavalry arrived at the perfect time. After taking one last look in that direction, Gu Siyan let out a heavy sigh and headed north with Zhao Yong.
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Meanwhile, on Qi Qi's side, the cavalry had lost two men and suffered six or seven wounded, their morale was greatly diminished. The cavalryman looked at Qi Qi's face and asked probingly, "Just now, I heard that person call you Qi Laibao, which is the same name as the person we are looking for. But you look like a woman...?"
Qi Qi bowed and said, "I was just dressed as a woman, brother. Who sent you to find me?"
Upon seeing that it was indeed him, the group exchanged glances and bowed respectfully, saying, "Greetings, Your Excellency. We are merely the advance party. Our master is not far away; you will see him in a moment."
Qi Qi thought to himself, "They're getting mysterious. How far is 'not far'?"
Five minutes later, they found a group of about thirty men, all cavalry, resting under a tree.
Qi Qi thought to himself, "This is incredible! So many people are acting together; the 'master' must be in the group."
After passing through the most intense sunlight and reaching a place shaded by trees, Qi Qi looked again and saw a handsome and noble young man with pale skin sitting under the trees, half-closing his eyes and pretending to sleep.
Not far from him sat another handsome man with stern eyebrows. When he saw Qi Qi behind the cavalry, his indifferent expression turned to surprise and joy, and he stood up abruptly.
Hearing this, the boy next to him also looked up in their direction.
It was a very deep look; Qi Qi could clearly see his eyes widen.
Qi Qi pouted, feeling a sudden pang of grievance for some reason. It wasn't supposed to be a long-awaited reunion, but even in ancient times, a day apart felt like three autumns. It had been almost two months since they last met, and Huangfu Jue looked thinner.
He galloped quickly toward them, startling everyone, who hurriedly reined in their horses.
Then, he reached out a hand to Qi Qi, who grabbed it, jumped off his horse, and jumped into his arms. Huangfu Jue actually hugged Qi Qi tightly.
Qi Qi couldn't help but feel a lump in her throat, and rubbed against his clothes: "I missed you so much, did you miss me?"
Huangfu Jue whispered, "I miss you too."
Qi Qi felt very wronged and couldn't help but complain, "What are you thinking? You're only coming to find me now. Do you know that the Fourth Prince hit me and scolded me? I fell and bled from my back a few days ago, and I was bitten by a snake on my leg and shoulder. Luckily, it wasn't poisonous."
Huangfu Jue's voice was even lower: "It's my fault, I'm late. I'll never leave you alone again."
Qi Qi looked up at him and realized that the little kid who used to be the same height as him had suddenly grown a head taller than him, and he had to look up at him.
Huangfu Jue is fair-skinned, so any dark circles under his eyes are very noticeable. When Qi Qi saw this, he couldn't help but laugh again: "It's definitely your fault. You wouldn't let me sleep in the side room... Why did you come here by yourself? It's very dangerous outside."
Huangfu Jue: "You still say that you received a letter from Fifth Brother that day, saying that he saw you in Sifang City and that he would send more people to look for you? You were free to move around, so why didn't you send me a message earlier?"
Qi Qi glanced to the side and saw Huangfu Yi's eyes filled with worry.
"Well, I have my reasons!"
Huangfu Jue snorted, "We'll talk about it when we get back. Look at the rags you're wearing."
As he spoke, he looked at Qi Qi carefully again, then reached out and tugged at Qi Qi's braid: "If you like wearing skirts, I'll buy you one when we get back."
He said it very seriously, and it was precisely because he was serious that Qi Qi thought he had lost his mind: "...That's enough."
The eunuch is wearing a skirt; he's going to become the laughingstock of the entire palace!
Huangfu Yi laughed, "This trip is really amazing. I ran into you as soon as I left the camp. Come ride with me, and we'll talk slowly back at the camp."
Huangfu Jue said, "No need, my eunuch can come with me."
Qi Qi winked at Huangfu Yi, signaling him to be quiet first.
Huangfu Yi smiled.
On the way, Qi Qi learned that two thousand elite troops of the imperial court had arrived outside Sifang City and were in the stage of persuading Wu Fugui to surrender. If Wu Fugui did not agree, then war would break out soon.
The largest tent was used for meetings, and the second largest tent was naturally Huangfu Jue's. Although he was supposedly supervising the army, Huangfu Jue was actually there to find the little eunuch, and he even openly allowed people to go find him...
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