Steward Li had already asked someone to take note, and replied immediately:
"They left Xuanfu City yesterday, they should be heading back to Weizhou Guard. We haven't received any news from Weizhou Guard yet."
As dawn approached, news came back from Weizhou Garrison that Xiao Bin had not returned.
There are also reports that Xiao Bin went to Wanquan Right Guard and secretly left with a cavalry unit.
Lu Xingjian frowned. What was he planning to do?
An ambush?
To become the next Lu Youting?
Despite staying up all night, his eyes grew brighter and brighter, and he was in a state of heightened excitement.
Su Wanwan's former bodyguard, a lowly centurion, was far more capable than he had imagined.
However.
Soon, the garrison of Xuanfu reported: "A Liang army has arrived outside the city and captured several important prisoners. They have come to present them to the commander-in-chief."
Lu Xingjian narrowed his eyes slightly, pondering the words "important prisoner".
...
When Su Wanwan's voice came from the next room, Lu Xingjian froze.
"Your Excellencies, among the prisoners this time, there may be a prince of the Northern Yuan Khan."
Su Wanwan's soft voice was crystal clear, resounding and deafening.
"Is that really true?!"
Commander-in-Chief Bai Yu was the first to lose his composure, standing up and questioning him sternly.
Su Wanwan remained unfazed by praise or criticism, her face etched with exhaustion.
"It should be Dayan Khan's third son, Barsbolot."
A glint of shrewdness flashed in the eyes of Chen Gui, the eunuch in charge of the garrison, and his face lit up with surprise:
“Barsbolot was raised by his brother-in-law, Huoshai, the leader of the Tumed tribe, from a young age, and also married Huoshai’s sister. He wields considerable influence in the right wing of the Tatars.”
Right Vice Censor-in-Chief Liu Jing nodded in agreement: "This is a big fish, and it has quite a background."
Seeing that they all took it seriously, Su Wanwan felt relieved: "How to deal with and utilize these prisoners is up to you gentlemen."
"As for how to reward the army outside the city for their merits, I would like to ask you gentlemen to make the decision."
Just as Su Wanwan was about to leave, she was led to another room by Steward Li.
Lu Xingjian was in the room, waiting for her with a blank expression.
Su Wanwan stood stiffly at the door, calmly meeting his gaze.
She had been outdoors in the cold for too long and hadn't recovered yet.
Lu Xingjian didn't say anything, but coldly looked her up and down for a long time before finally asking Steward Li to bring her a cup of hot tea.
After drinking the hot tea, Su Wanwan, who had been frozen stiff, finally came back to life.
"How many times?"
His tone was low and cold.
Su Wanwan was a little confused:
"What?"
He slowly approached her, pinched her cheek, looked down into her eyes, and spoke in a very cold voice.
"Gambling with your own life."
After a night of thrills, Su Wanwan was exhausted and on the verge of collapse.
But seeing his reddened eyes, I don't know why, my heart trembled.
"No."
"No?"
The man suppressed his anger, veins bulging on his forehead and jawline taut.
The oppressive feeling all over me was suffocating.
"Su Wanwan, do you think you're a god, invulnerable to swords and spears?"
"Things shouldn't happen more than three times, and you've already gambled three times!"
The first time was when he was captured in Changping Prefecture, which lured Prince Rong, Lu Youting, to make a move.
The second time was poisoning at the laundry department.
The third time was this one.
He lowered his voice and commanded sternly, "No more taking risks, do you hear me?"
Su Wanwan stared at him, unsure of what to say.
Lu Xingjian pulled her tightly into his arms, his voice muffled and filled with a sense of helplessness.
"I can't save you every time."
Beyond the Great Wall lies the vast grassland.
Once she is kidnapped, there is no guarantee that she will be found.
Many times, he could only wish to do something but was powerless to do so.
Just like this time.
He didn't even dare to send people to search for him in a big way.
They were afraid of alerting the Tatars, who might then send men to arrest her.
Last time at the laundry department, for a moment, he felt like the sky was falling.
She's too ruthless.
They didn't care about him at all.
Not at all.
Su Wanwan let him hold her like a rag doll, and softly answered with a single word:
"Um."
At the moment when a knife was held to her throat, she suddenly regretted her choice.
Perhaps, today we should seriously say goodbye to Lu Xingjian.
"Come back to the capital with me." Lu Xingjian softened his tone, quite pleased with her current obedience.
"Um."
In the warm room and in his warm embrace, Su Wanwan, who had been cold all night, leaned against him without struggling or resisting.
Instead, she slowly relaxed her body, nestled in his arms, and became a little drowsy.
Lu Xingjian noticed her exhaustion, picked her up and placed her on the bed.
"Get a good night's sleep."
Su Wanwan opened her eyes and looked at him: "Interrogate those people carefully. They've been following me. If they find out where you are, it could cause big problems."
Lu Xingjian paused in his action of tucking her in.
It's quite clear that one of his guards leaked his whereabouts.
Otherwise, Yu Ji wouldn't have been so certain that she would have chased after him alone.
So, she refused to come see him yesterday because she was worried about his safety?
His voice suddenly became hoarse: "Wanwan."
He uttered those two short words with such tenderness and affection.
Su Wanwan softened her voice, her tone slightly coaxing: "I'm very tired, can you please pay more attention to me?"
Lu Xingjian's eyes flickered, and he tucked the stray hairs from her face behind her ear. His voice was a little unclear and had a nasal tone.
"Yes, I won't let you suffer for nothing."
When Su Wanwan woke up, it was already dark.
She was getting ready to get out of bed when the door opened.
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