She had planned to do this a few years earlier because she didn't want Huairou to experience the events of her previous life again. But in the end, she discovered that there seemed to be an invisible hand in this world, pulling everything towards the past.
She couldn't help but feel grateful again. Luckily, they had the time travel pass, which allowed them to arrange all this so they could return to the modern world. Otherwise, would the people of Peach Blossom Village have suffered the same fate as in their previous lives?
Xia Hua glanced at her and said, "Then let's go back. We've been fighting with Ming Wang for so many years, and we're tired of it. Let him die. To catch the thief, you must first catch the king. You can take this arrow. I'll go down and lead the battle."
If Xiao Zili hadn't brought them back to the capital, Prince Ming might have lived for a while longer.
“Okay, be careful!” An Shuyi said.
"Don't worry!" Xia Hua descended the city wall, mounted her horse, followed by 2,150 iron cavalry and 50,000 soldiers.
As soon as the city gates opened, they rushed out and engaged the enemy directly.
With over two thousand iron cavalry, she could withstand twenty thousand enemy troops. Watching the enemy's general beheaded in just a few moves, followed by the lucky general and soldiers, this feeling excited her.
Just as King Ming was about to call for retreat, An Shuyi raised her bow, and the arrow in her hand flew with unstoppable force, piercing through King Ming's head. A second later, his eyes widened, and then he fell off his horse.
As the Ming King fell, the soldiers on this side sounded the victory horn, the drums thundered, and the soldiers raised their banners.
Seeing that their leader was dead, the opposing generals dropped their weapons and lay prone on the ground. Only in this way could they avoid death, because the two generals on the other side did not kill prisoners of war.
"Take the people back and clean up the battlefield," Xia Hua said.
The soldiers began to bring people into the city and remove the corpses, and the battle ended.
After Xia Hua entered the city, An Shuyi came down from the city wall. "Hua Hua, you handle things here. I'm leaving now. See you in the capital."
In the past few years, she and Xiao Yubai had not seen each other again. They were both busy fighting wars, and they did not want the emperor to know about their relationship, so they did not meet.
Now that the war is over, they will soon be returning to the capital, so they can visit Xiao Yubai before heading back.
"Go ahead, be careful," Xia Hua said.
"Don't worry!" After saying that, he rode out of the city. He rode during the day and stopped to rest at night. It took him six days to reach the border town.
She didn't go directly to the military camp, but instead found an inn to stay in. She had been traveling for the past few days and was covered in dust, especially her hair, which was so unkempt that she couldn't even comb it. If she appeared in front of Xiao Yubai looking like this, he probably wouldn't recognize her.
She asked the waiter to bring water to her room, washed herself clean, and changed into a waist-length ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress). Her hair was only half-dry, but luckily it was August and the weather was hot. She used a hairband to tie up half of her hair, leaving the rest draped behind her.
She took out her jewelry that she hadn't worn for years and put it on—bracelets, necklaces, anklets. She took out a bowl of noodles from the warehouse, ate it, and then went downstairs to ride her horse to the military camp.
Once outside the camp, they were stopped at the gate.
"Madam, this is a restricted area of the military camp; entry is prohibited."
Just as An Shuyi was about to take out the jade pendant given to her by Xiao Yubai, she saw three women walk out from inside. They should be a mistress and two maids.
"Then why can they go in, but I can't?" No wonder this woman, like them, can lead troops into battle, but she doesn't seem like it.
“You vixen, our young lady is a princess, and also General Xiao’s wife. How can you compare to her?” said the maid inside.
"General Xiao's wife? When did you get married?" How come she didn't know?
Could it be that Xiao Yubai has gotten married in the past few years? That makes sense, after all, a man in his fifties should have a companion. No wonder he's been writing her fewer and fewer letters.
The maid said impatiently, "When he got married is none of your business. And who are you? You weren't sent by the enemy to bewitch General Xiao, were you? You're obviously a vixen!"
"You must get rid of them immediately. This is a military camp, how can you allow people to come here? If General Xiao finds out, he'll skin you alive."
An Shuyi looked at the maid and said, "You have a sharp tongue. The master hasn't even spoken yet, but you've already said everything."
After saying that, he looked at the soldiers guarding the gate and said, "Is your general in the camp? Ask him to come out and tell him I have something for him." He then took out the jade pendant.
It's someone else's property, after all; it's inappropriate for her to take it.
The soldier glanced at what she was holding and was so frightened he almost knelt on the ground, but he still tried to remain calm. "Okay, please wait a moment, I'll go and fetch the general right away." He then prepared to go in, but was stopped.
"Wait, that's just a jade pendant. You're already trying to summon the general? If you mess up his business, I'll kill you. Quickly get rid of him, or I'll have the general kill you," the princess said.
She couldn't let this woman in, and even more so, she couldn't let the general see her, otherwise everything would be ruined.
"Princess, this is no ordinary jade pendant. We need to have the master examine it first." After saying this, the soldier ran away.
"You, good-for-nothing, you went to invite the general without asking questions first, you're asking for death!" After saying that, the princess turned her head and said, "You vixen, don't even think about seducing my husband, the person he loves most is me."
An Shuyi placed the jade pendant on her finger and swung it back and forth. "Oh!" Whether her husband loved her or not had nothing to do with her. She would return the item and leave naturally.
The princess was caught off guard by her "oh," and wanted to send her away, but she was surrounded by maids and could only stand there helplessly.
Not long after, footsteps came from afar, and the group looked over in unison.
"Madam?" Xiao Yubai and the others rushed over upon recognizing the person, only to be blocked a second later. "General!"
"What are you doing here? Someone, take her inside!" After saying that, he looked at An Shuyi with surprise, "Madam, why did you suddenly come here? You could have at least sent a message so I could have come to pick you up." He then walked up to her.
The next second, he was kicked away. "If I hadn't come, I wouldn't have known you got married. I never expected that in just four years, you would have such a beautiful wife in your arms. Here, take this jade pendant."
"Madam, when did I get married? I didn't know. Also, could you please stop hitting me? I'm not a young man anymore. You'll ruin me if you keep hitting me." Xiao Yubai stood up, patted his chest, and picked up the jade pendant.
An Shuyi glared at him, "That woman said you are her husband, and that maid also said so. You still want to deny it? Xiao Yubai, I didn't expect you to be this kind of person."
“Madam, I am not married. That woman was sent by the Emperor. She has only been here for a day and we were just about to send her back when you arrived. I even wrote a letter to tell you. Is this the letter?” He then took out the letter from his bosom.
She took the letter, glanced at it, and then tossed it into his arms. "Why didn't you say so earlier that we weren't married? Now that the Ming King is dead, this woman can't be kept alive. She saw my face, so kill her."
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