Chapter 167: Dumped after a Short Separation
When the soldiers in the barracks learned that the ladies were outside, they all rushed over.
Even if we are temporarily restricted by military discipline and cannot come out to meet each other, it would be nice to just look at each other across the door and say a few words.
Gu Xixi glanced at the lively scene around her and said to Mu Nanzhao:
"I'll go with you. When the military families return safely, I should also give an explanation to Huo Jiang in person."
Mu Nanzhao leaned over and reached out to Gu Xixi.
Gu Xixi looked at him without moving.
Mu Nanzhao suppressed his uneasiness and explained calmly, "You know how big the military camp is. In order to go faster, I have to ask you to ride with me."
With sufficient reasons, Gu Xixi generously placed her hand in Mu Nanzhao's palm.
When Mu Nanzhao held her soft hand, he couldn't help but feel his heart fluttering.
He calmed himself and gently exerted his strength upwards.
Gu Xixi immediately lifted her feet off the ground and sat steadily in front of Mu Nanzhao.
She wrinkled her nose and said, "I didn't want to get on the horse because I thought the smell of horse manure was so strong that it would choke me."
"I didn't expect that you could find a place to take a bath despite your busy schedule?"
The veins on Mu Nanzhao's forehead twitched violently, and the rare romantic mood aroused in him disappeared in an instant.
"How do you know..."
The man, who was known for his mysophobia, had to smear his body with horse manure.
Mu Nanzhao hoped that this experience would never be known to anyone.
But now Gu Xixi mentioned it jokingly. Isn't this just deliberately fiddling with the tiger's whiskers?
Gu Xixi faced forward and urged, "We are in a hurry, let's go quickly and talk while we walk."
The two men followed a large group of people into the military camp.
Gu Xixi said, "It's not easy to figure this out. To hide the smell, the only thing that can be found locally in this area, and which is available everywhere on both sides, is horse dung."
Mu Nanzhao heard the triumphant smile in Xixi's tone and narrowed his eyes dangerously.
"That night you said you smelled medicine on me. Did you say that on purpose for Huo Jiang to hear?"
"You actually found me in the inner room a long time ago."
General Huo has always been cautious and careful in his battles.
Now that we know there is a loophole, we must solve it.
It is not surprising that Gu Xixi could predict this in advance.
The warhorse trotted forward steadily, but Gu Xixi keenly sensed a familiar sense of danger and her heart trembled.
This was an instinct she developed through countless days of trying to guess Mu Nanzhao's thoughts and save her life.
Gu Xixi secretly cried out in dismay. She was so happy for a moment that she forgot that there was a dangerous object behind her that could take her life.
So she smiled and said, "I did say it on purpose for the general to hear."
"However, I smell the remaining smell of medicine on you, this is definitely true."
Gu Xixi thought that this was a subjective question, as long as she insisted that she could smell it, it would be useless for anyone to question it.
Without any evidence, it would be hard for Mu Nanzhao to turn hostile, right?
Mu Nanzhao looked at the top of Gu Xixi's head, but there was a hint of gloom in his eyes.
She was afraid of him, and it was not an illusion.
Because he had discovered more than once that when she saw him being humiliated, she would occasionally become carried away and become lively and cheerful.
But as long as he asked one more question, she would immediately restrain herself as if frightened and explain to him seriously, sometimes even with a bit of flattering tone.
Mu Nanzhao wondered, what on earth did he do to make Gu Xixi so horrible? To make her be on guard at every step?
They both have their own concerns.
Outside the military camp.
Aunt Lin saw Meng Chengping leading the horse and standing aside, and then she realized that the person he was looking at was He Jinglan.
As someone who has experienced this, how could Aunt Lin not understand what this look meant?
She intentionally pulled He Jinglan over and said, "Thanks to General Xiao Meng and his men who found us last night and protected us in a safe place. When daybreak came and he heard that the enemy had been cleared out, he assembled a team to send us back."
Meng Chengping was ignored by He Jinglan. He could only stare at her chatting and laughing with others, and did not dare to get close to her for a long time.
Hearing what Aunt Lin said, he seized the opportunity, quickly moved forward a few steps, and forced himself into He Jinglan's sight again.
Meng Chengping looked at He Jinglan with a smile like a puppy, as if he was just about to grow a tail and wag it from behind.
Aunt Lin was there, so He Jinglan couldn't pretend she didn't see it anymore.
She bowed and said, "Thank you, General Meng, for protecting us."
Seeing that she treated him so politely and distantly, Meng Chengping's originally warm look suddenly faded.
Aunt Lin took the opportunity to say, "You two can chat while I go over there and give my husband some instructions."
Aunt Lin ran away as if escaping, and He Jinglan also wanted to leave when she saw this.
Meng Chengping called her, "Jinglan, I just saw you and I haven't seen enough. Can you please stop running?"
The voice was pleading and sounded a little pitiful.
The anger that He Jinglan had been holding back suddenly found an outlet.
She stopped and sneered at Meng Chengping, "I'm running? Who was hiding from me before?"
"Who is he? He is about to go to war, but he is unwilling to take a moment to see me. He is too lazy to even leave me a word of explanation. Who does he think I am?"
Meng Chengping knew he was in the wrong, so he lowered his head and said, "I'm sorry, I made you worry."
He looked at He Jinglan's cold profile and became completely panicked.
"Jinglan, I actually have my reasons."
"I know I'm not worthy of you. I can't promise you a future. I..."
He Jinglan's heart was flaming with anger, and she angrily interrupted Meng Chengping, "Since you have thought it through so clearly, it's just right for us to go our separate ways. I don't want to see you again!"
Meng Chengping was struck by lightning.
"Get out of the way! Don't block my way!" He Jinglan stepped on him hard and ran towards the dependents' village.
Meng Chengping's heart felt as if it had fallen into an ice hole, and it felt cold.
He didn't feel any pain in his feet, nor did he know to chase after He Jinglan.
The words "I never want to see you again" kept echoing in my mind.
Mu Nanzhao and Gu Xixi had already entered the central military tent and drank two glasses of boiled water with Huo Jiang.
Then I saw Meng Chengping walk in, his steps unsteady and his eyes dull.
Huo Jiang was already full of anger, and seeing his expression, he slammed the table and shouted, "You disregarded military orders and delayed your return with the troops. Now that you have finally returned, you act like you have lost your soul! Stand up straight!!"
Meng Chengping was a qualified soldier. When he heard the order, he immediately stood up straight.
Huo Jiang pointed at Mu Nanzhao who looked relaxed and asked Meng Chengping, "This man said he knows nothing and follows your instructions in everything. The spoils of war are also with you."
"Do you have anything to say in your defense?"
Meng Chengping was so disheartened at this moment that he said, "No."
He took out a roll of cloth from the armor on his chest, walked in front of Huo Jiang and put it down, then stepped back to his original position and stood still.
Huo Jiang glared at Meng Chengping unhappily, muttering "What a mess" while opening the scroll.
When he looked down, his pupils suddenly contracted and his face showed ecstasy.
"Map of the Beili border!"
The ink on it is half dry, so it must have been newly copied.
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