Chapter 464 Still have the guts to come? I'll remember it until I die.
Ji Qingwu was clearly a wolf as well.
She'll just pretend to be a well-behaved puppy, but when you let your guard down and think she's easy to bully, she'll bite you hard.
The next day.
The morning mist had not yet dissipated, and the camp gate, built of bluestone, exuded a damp chill.
Ji Qingwu went to the entrance of the military camp again.
The soldiers chanted as they carried up the coarse, round logs, which smelled of pine resin, to repair the railing that had been damaged by the tiger the night before.
Ji Qingwu paced back and forth at the gate, gazing at the eastern horizon, which was fading from indigo to a fish-belly white.
It looks like today will be another nice day.
A howl came from behind Ji Qingwu. She turned around and saw a gray shadow limping toward her.
The wolf paw lightly touched the ground as she looked it up and down.
"I remember your leg wasn't injured?"
Upon seeing the little wolf's ears, Ji Qingwu couldn't help but laugh and asked, "Who bandaged you up?"
A bandage three fingers wide was wrapped around the bamboo strip seventeen or eighteen times, forming a crooked triangle on the top of the head, like a huge triangular rice ball, with a few stalks of withered grass stuck to the edge.
The little wolf whimpered pitifully a few times. Ji Qingwu touched its intact ear and said, "However, this does help it heal faster."
Li Yuzong emerged from around the corner of the barracks, panting, a few withered grass leaves clinging to the silver strands of his whisk.
He scolded the mother wolf, saying, "You wolf, you can run so fast even with your legs wrapped up!"
Li Yuzong's expression changed extremely quickly; he turned around and was all smiles.
"Oh dear, Miss Ji, please excuse my poor appearance."
Li Yuzong pulled a celadon medicine bottle from his sleeve. The bottle was still covered in sand, a testament to the chaotic scene when he was applying medicine to the wolf cub.
"When I saw that there were pebbles embedded in the paw pads of its front paws and that the five toes on its front paws were chafed, I applied some wound powder to it."
Ji Qingwu said with amusement, "Eunuch Li's bandaging skills are more like covering lamps with gauze in the palace."
The little wolf obediently shook its head and twitched its ears, making the bandages sway in a way that resembled a carousel.
Li Yuzong smiled, his face crinkling with wrinkles: "Naturally, it can't compare to Miss Ji's skillful technique."
The little wolf playfully pounced on Li Yuzong, using its paws, which were wrapped up like a rice dumpling, to pin him to the sand.
A human and a wolf were making a ruckus around Ji Qingwu, who continued to gaze quietly into the distance.
As the first rays of sunlight shone on the sand, Ji Qingwu raised his hand to shield his brow bone, and suddenly a wisp of smoke rose from the distant beacon tower.
Ji Qingwu's heart suddenly clenched.
An urgent military situation has arisen; is it good or bad...?
Chuanfeng's laws and regulations were beyond Qingwu's comprehension; she couldn't understand the meaning of the smoke and dust.
Ji Qingwu asked, "Eunuch Li, did you hear anything?"
Unlike last time, when Emperor Wusu returned to camp, the first sound she heard was the clatter of horses' hooves. This time, however, she could hear nothing at all despite listening carefully.
Before Li Yuzong could even pick up his whisk, he said with a grave expression, "Miss Ji, this old servant didn't hear anything either. The beacon tower is smoking, which means there is a high chance that enemy troops are attacking. You should go back to camp and take shelter."
"hide?"
Ji Qingwu shook his head.
She didn't come to the North to hide.
Ji Qingwu stood even straighter in the morning light, gazing towards the northwest.
The rising sun shone on her face, making Ji Qingwu look golden, and even the fine hairs on her face were visible.
She was a girl as gentle as a clear spring, and her appearance seemed completely out of place amidst the majestic yellow sands of the desert.
But a strange feeling arose in Li Yuzong's heart. Standing next to her, he felt as if he were standing next to the emperor, and his heart calmed down.
Upon receiving the signal, the soldiers in the camp quickly marched out and formed ranks.
Chi Rui walked to Ji Qingwu's side, and seeing the calm expression on her face, he swallowed back the words he wanted to say to persuade her to go back to her tent.
After last night, Chi Rui no longer saw her as a weak woman, but respected her from the bottom of his heart.
Chi Rui explained the meaning of the beacon fire to her, saying, "Miss Ji, the beacon fire represents the presence of enemy troops. Lighting a beacon fire means there are more than fifty cavalry and infantry, but less than five hundred men."
Ji Qingwu's heart tightened and then relaxed. He asked, "How many men are guarding our camp?"
Chi Rui said, "There are 1,210 people."
Ji Qingwu nodded: "Okay."
The sound of horses' hooves drew closer, and Ji Qingwu looked at the soldiers and horses that appeared in front of him.
She frowned and said coldly, "You still have the guts to come?"
Even though the person in front of him had lost a lot of weight and was wearing a dark blue mask, Ji Qingwu recognized him at a glance from his gray-blue eyes.
Yuwen Tianqing said, "Miss Ji, it's been a long time."
Ji Qingwu said, "I don't want to see him, but I blame my poor archery skills."
The black iron eagle whistle woven into Yuwen Tianqing's hair swayed slightly with his movements as he said, "It's not that Miss Ji's archery skills are bad, but rather that my heart is different from ordinary people, and the positions are reversed."
Ji Qingwu's eyes swept over his right chest and he said, "Okay, I understand. I will definitely not miss this time."
Seeing her resentful little expression, Yuwen Tianqing laughed out loud.
"Even the Emperor of Beili was willing to let me go, so why does Miss Ji still hold a grudge against me?"
Ji Qingwu said expressionlessly, "I'm petty. Once I make a grudge, I'll hold it for a lifetime."
Yuwen Tianqing raised an eyebrow and said, "It is my good fortune to be remembered by this young lady for a lifetime."
Ji Qingwu was unmoved by his words and turned her head to pick up the bow and arrow carried by the soldier to her right rear.
"Fine, I'll make sure you remember this until you die."
Seeing that she was serious, Yuwen Tianqing quickly dismounted and raised his hands, saying, "Miss Ji, I have come to seek peace, not to make enemies with you again."
Ji Qingwu said bluntly, "I don't believe you."
Yuwen Tianqing spread his hands and explained, "I only brought a few trusted confidants with me, which should be enough to show my sincerity, right?"
Ji Qingwu's eyes darted around as he said, "Who knows if there's an army waiting for you to send a signal a hundred miles away?"
Yuwen Tianqing's gaze shifted, and he said, "Miss Ji, you may not know, but the Xijin army camp has already been raided. Where is there any army left?"
Ji Qingwu's attitude was extremely firm, and he said, "I don't believe anything you've said."
Yuwen Tianqing sighed and asked, "How is my mother?"
Ji Qingwu succinctly stated: "Living."
Yuwen Tianqing asked, "What conditions will it take for you to release her?"
Ji Qingwu frowned and said, "You've come to the wrong person when it comes to negotiating terms. Please leave."
Seeing that she was unmoved by reason, Yuwen Tianqing silently ground his back teeth.
"Please spare my mother!"
Ji Qingwu said, "I'm not a horse herder."
Yuwen Tianqing's face, hidden beneath his mask, twisted for a moment. He said, "If you ever need my help in the future, I can lend you a hand."
Ji Qingwu said, "No need to talk about it."
Yuwen Tianqing said, "With your temper, aren't you worried about being disliked by the Emperor of Beili in the future? I can leave you a way out."
"What backup plan?"
Someone asked indifferently from behind Yuwen Tianqing.
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