What Cui Yulu didn't know was that in foreign lands, once two men agreed to a duel, it became a contest of life and death.
The victors receive cheers of triumph, while the losers pay with their lives.
Cui Yulu looked at Tuoba Xuan with reluctance in her eyes, but the two still fought each other.
She stopped paying attention to that side and broke free from the soldiers around her to check on Han Yu'an's injuries.
Fortunately, the arrow was not poisoned, and the wound was not very deep, so it did not damage any internal organs. However, he lost a lot of blood and still needs to rest for a while.
Cui Yulu filled the water pouch with spiritual spring water and fed it to him. Han Yu'an, who had regained his strength, finally woke up and smiled when he saw Cui Yulu beside him.
"How dare you laugh? Who told you to pounce on me without a care in the world? You don't take care of your body at all. This is a real headache."
"As a man, I can't just stand by and watch my woman get hurt; that would make me feel even worse."
Hearing his words, Cui Yulu felt a warmth in her heart: "But you are injured and need to rest. I'm afraid I'll have to go to Kyoto by myself."
"No, I can go with you. I can't let you risk your life alone."
Cui Yulu glared at him angrily and said, "Are you out of your mind? You're already like this, why are you going to the capital? You should stay home and rest, and prepare for next year's county exam. Only if you pass the preliminary exam will you be qualified to take the county exam again."
Only those who obtain the qualification of a child student can continue to take the county-level examination. Fortunately, these two examinations can be taken in the same year, so you don't have to wait too long.
"Don't you believe in my abilities? I could score better than them even with my eyes closed."
Cui Yulu pouted and said, "Then you close your eyes and take the exam for me. I want to see if you're just talking nonsense."
While the two were flirting, Tuoba Xuan had already decided who would win.
The foreign soldiers began to cheer for the victors, while on the other side, Tuoba Xuanyi's trusted soldiers looked at their general with gloomy faces.
"The outcome is now decided. I don't want your life. I just want you to apologize to Yulu. Then I'll forgive and forget, and we'll still be brothers."
Tuoba Xuan looked at him with an honest expression, and it was clear that he genuinely wanted to keep this brother, but Tuoba Xuanyi ignored his good intentions.
Instead, he brandished his short knife as if to plunge it into his own abdomen.
Cui Yulu then realized that the duel between men referred to this, and quickly flicked out a soybean to knock his dagger away.
Tuoba Xuanyi looked at Cui Yulu in disbelief. After he had just hurt her, she was still saving him.
"Why did you save me? Even if you did, I will not apologize to you."
"I saved you only because I didn't want my older brother to be sad. It wasn't because of you at all. I couldn't care less whether you lived or died."
Cui Yulu stood beside Tuoba Xuan, glaring at him angrily.
"Xuanyi, I really need you as a brother. Even though you used underhanded means to steal Yuyan back then, I never blamed you because we are brothers, and brothers should trust each other. After this competition, you should understand a lot, right?"
Tuoba Xuanyi lowered his head in frustration, admitting that he was indeed inferior to Tuoba Xuan. He spoke to him in a foreign language, but Cui Yulu could not understand him.
But seeing the two of them hugging at the end made me realize that they must have resolved their differences and made up.
This was not her concern. Abu, who had been held captive the whole time, looked at her pitifully and asked, "Sister, am I useless? I didn't even protect you."
"You're still young. When you grow up, you'll be able to protect your older sister."
Cui Yulu stroked his hair as she spoke.
Tuoba Xuan and the other person hugged each other tightly, crying tears of joy. This was considered to have resolved their inner conflict, and from then on, Tuoba Xuan had a capable assistant by his side.
However, he still had someone bring Tuoba Xuanyi back to the main tent, while he himself went to Cui Yulu's side.
"Girl, is this the cave you mentioned where you hid the grain?"
Cui Yulu nodded.
"It was Roubao who led me here. Otherwise, I wouldn't have known there would be food here. Someone must have hidden it here before. There's a lot of it. Shall I take you inside to take a look?"
At this moment, Roubao was sitting upright at her feet, looking at her with an imposing air, as if waiting for praise.
A pack of respectful white wolves followed beside it. Tuoba Xuan realized it was Roubao's doing and was no longer puzzled.
He respectfully knelt down and bowed to the meat bun and the white wolf pack, as a way of thanking them for the good fortune they had brought him.
"Let's go, I'll take you to see him. If there's no problem, we'll go to Kyoto as soon as possible to rescue Fu Xiaoyu."
"Are you so worried about his safety that you don't even care about him?"
Tuoba Xuan pointed to the weak Han Yu'an sitting by the cave entrance.
Cui Yulu chuckled and said, "Big brother is always joking. How could I not care about him? I've already treated his wounds. There's no rush. You should go in and take a look. After you've seen him, we should hurry into the capital to avoid any unforeseen complications."
"Sister, I want to go in and have a look with you too."
Abu's amber eyes looked at the two of them. Tuoba Xuan looked down at him, and that one glance shocked him.
These eyes even bore a resemblance to Yuqing's. Excitedly, she grabbed his shoulder and asked, "You brat, is your mother named Jin Yuqing?"
Abu looked up at him, his face full of confusion. He didn't know his mother's name, and he couldn't even remember what his mother looked like.
"I... I'm called Abu, not 'brat.' I don't know my mother's name, I only know that people call her Qingniang. Do you know my mother?"
Abu looked at him expectantly, wanting to learn something about his mother from him.
Tuoba Xuan squatted down and carefully examined the little boy in front of him. He then reached out and touched the boy's bones before bursting into laughter.
"Haha, that's right, they are indeed people from my foreign land."
Then, disregarding Abu's objections, he opened Abu's clothes to examine the totems on his body, which were indeed royal tattoos.
"Do you have anything your mother left you? Take it out and let me see it."
Abu thought for a moment, then looked at Cui Yulu, afraid that the man in front of him might be lying to him.
"Show him, maybe he can help you find your family."
"No, I want my sister. My sister is my family."
Abu nervously covered his chest, preventing Tuoba Xuan from seeing the jade pendant on his chest.
He didn't want to leave Cui Yulu yet. What if his family treated him badly? It would be difficult for him to escape then.
"Silly boy, your sister is naturally your family, but you still need to find your real family. Wouldn't it be better to have more people love you?"
Abu nodded and said to Tuoba Xuan, "I'll just show you once. Whether or not I can find my family, I still want to be with my sister now."
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