In the border pass of October, the cold wind was bleak.
After assigning all battle plans, Shangguan Yun stayed in place to await Wang Man’s army, while Gu Jiao and Xuanping Hou led their troops ahead.
The two had just mounted their respective warhorses when a Herculean figure galloped towards them, exuding vigor.
"Hey! You two are so disloyal! Going out to fight on your own! Leaving me in the wounded camp! Not cool!"
It was Tang Yueshan.
"You were injured," Gu Jiao said.
Tang Yueshan retorted irritably, "Is that even an injury? I merely got bitten by a mosquito!"
Gu Jiao: Little underling, mind your tone, or I’ll give you a shot, okay?
Tang Yueshan lightly coughed and said, "Once the poison is neutralized, I’m fine. I don’t care, I want to go too!"
He was naturally combative, so he wasn’t willing to idle away in the wounded camp!
"Then follow me," Xuanping Hou said.
Tang Yueshan hesitated a bit... and complained, "You already have Chang Jing, why do you need me? Being with you, I can’t fully unleash the power of my position as Grand Marshal—ouch—"
His reins were taken by Xuanping Hou.
...
Pu City, City Lord’s Residence.
Yue Liuyi went early in the morning to the courtyard to play with her newly acquired Hei Fengqi. Not all Hei Fengqi were black, for example, the lord’s was dark brown, and hers was chestnut.
She rode her new mount, happily strolling around the City Lord’s Residence for a whole lap.
Seeing Gongsun Yu returning from the military camp with Zhu Zhangkuang and several other generals, she cheerfully jumped off her horse: "My lord!"
Gongsun Yu nodded slightly. She was just a young girl, so Gongsun Yu was inevitably more lenient towards her compared to the rough old men.
He said, "It’s still early, why don’t you sleep a little longer?"
"No! I want to ride!" she said mischievously, "I heard my lord captured a few more prisoners. I wonder... can you grant them to me?"
Gongsun Yu generously said, "After the interrogation, I’ll give them to you."
Yue Liuyi laughed, "Great! I have newcomers to test the mechanisms!"
Zhu Zhangkuang shivered secretly.
Gongsun Yu asked calmly, "How many troops?"
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