Su Liyan let out a long sigh of relief.
After quickly shedding her clothes, Su Liyan slipped into the warm bedding, then found a comfortable spot in her man’s arms.
Before closing her eyes to sleep, she watched her man sleeping soundly, a blush on her face as she planted several kisses on his cheek.
Only then, with a look of pure bliss, did she nestle in his arms and drift into a deep sleep.
For a ti, the only sound in the tent was Lu Yuan’s snoring.
An unknown amount of ti passed.
Perhaps an hour or two went by.
RUSTLE RUSTLE.
Lu Yuan stealthily got out of bed and dressed.
He gently tucked the covers around his wife.
He glanced at his wife’s beautiful face and couldn’t help but lean down to give her a kiss.
Then he went to the other side to check on Aunt Zhao and Aunt Song.
The two of them were still sleeping under the sa covers.
Covered by a thick quilt, their two mature, beautiful faces were turned toward each other.
After watching for a mont, Lu Yuan couldn’t help but chuckle.
He pinched Song iqin’s cheek, then poked Aunt Zhao’s.
’So pretty~’
After this quiet thought, Lu Yuan turned and added a few fresh coals to the brazier.
He also placed a few new Spirit Stones into the Spirit Stone Furnace.
Only then did he silently slip out of the tent.
About three to five minutes after Lu Yuan left, Su Liyan’s beautiful eyes opened, gazing at the tent’s entrance.
At the sa ti, Song iqin and Zhao Qiao’er also sat up.
They had all been living in the sa room for so long.
They knew each other inside and out.
When Lu Yuan said yesterday that he wanted to stay here and "have so fun," the three won already had a good idea of what he was planning.
And when Lu Yuan said he was going fishing, then ca back after freezing outside for so long, the three won understood everything completely.
But knowing was one thing.
What could the three won say or do?
Once Lu Yuan made up his mind, no one could ever change it.
Since Lu Yuan had decided, all they could do was listen and go along with it.
The most they could do was pretend not to know, so as not to cause trouble for him.
Beyond that, there was nothing else they could do.
"He should be fine... right?"
Song iqin suddenly mumbled.
But after she said that, Zhao Qiao’er, who was beside her, beca displeased and imdiately frowned.
"Of course he’ll be fine!!
That goes without saying!!"
Being chided by Zhao Qiao’er, Song iqin was naturally unhappy as well.
’It sounds as if I’m hoping sothing will happen to Lu Yuan,’ she thought.
She imdiately frowned and said:
"What are you yelling about? That’s not what I ant at all!!
I was just wondering... Is Yuan’Er planning to do this alone?
Without telling our brother?"
Hearing Song iqin’s words, Zhao Qiao’er couldn’t help but snort before lying back down and pulling the covers over herself, saying huffily:
"That brother of yours is annoying enough as it is.
What would have been so wrong with staying to look at the Flintlock Guns yesterday?"
Normally, if Zhao Qiao’er spoke ill of Song Chi, Song iqin would definitely have been displeased.
But today, Song iqin couldn’t help but grit her teeth, lie back down, pull up the covers, and say in frustration:
"He really is frustrating. He’s been as stubborn as an ox since he was a child.
If sothing like this happens again, I won’t bother with him!!"
Su Liyan sat on her bed, stunned for a mont, before looking toward Zhao Qiao’er and Song iqin’s bed to comfort them.
"Aunt Zhao, Aunt Song, it’s alright...
My brother will definitely be fine."
The two won, who had been muttering with worry and frustration, suddenly felt a little embarrassed upon hearing Su Liyan’s words.
They were the older ones; they should have been comforting Su Liyan.
But instead, Su Liyan was the one comforting them.
After a brief pause, Zhao Qiao’er and Song iqin got out of bed together.
Both of them snuggled into Su Liyan’s bedding.
The two beautiful, mature won hugged Su Liyan, wanting to comfort her, but they didn’t know what to say.
The three of them could only wait in silence.
...
anwhile, Lu Yuan led the old housekeeper and sixty other n who were already prepared.
They stealthily launched eight small boats and paddled away from the main camp.
It was not yet dawn. In the winter, the sun wouldn’t be fully up until after seven o’clock at the earliest.
Right now, it was only around four or five in the morning.
Lu Yuan’s small boat took the lead, moving swiftly through the reed marsh without even a lamp lit.
They moved quickly and with an impeccable sense of direction.
The old housekeeper next to Lu Yuan was now completely baffled.
The Nephew-Master had been acting strangely ever since scouting the waterways yesterday.
To the old housekeeper, it felt as if he had been here countless tis before.
It was just too strange.
Especially after they returned last night, when the Nephew-Master had told them to go back and get so rest early and to wake up early in the morning to prepare their ammunition.
It was obvious he planned to go after the bandits directly today.
As for the fact that they only had sixty n while the Liangshan bandits numbered at least three or four hundred, the old housekeeper wasn’t worried about this disparity in numbers at all.
’After all, just look at what we’re carrying!’
The only question was, could they even find the bandits?
All those Officials had surrounded the place for so long and found nothing.
The Nephew-Master had been here for less than half a day, and he was going to find them on the second day?
The old housekeeper was truly baffled.
About two hours later, the sky began to show the first light of dawn.
Dawn was breaking. It would be fully light in about another hour.
"Thirty of you, stay here and keep an eye on that patch of reeds ahead.
In a bit, when we open fire from the back, those bandits will co rushing out from here.
Block the exit. You don’t need to go in, just stop them from getting out."
Lu Yuan whispered, pointing in a certain direction.
The sixty Travelers, including the old housekeeper, all looked at each other in confusion.
’An exit?’
’Where is there an exit??’
Although they were all baffled, they still chose to obey the Nephew-Master.
Ever since the incident with Xilingzi, everyone had been completely won over by the Nephew-Master.
After giving his orders, Lu Yuan led the remaining thirty n onward.
Lu Yuan crouched in the boat and whispered:
"Everyone get down in the boats. Paddlers, bend low and be quiet with your movents.
There are definitely hidden sentries here. Stick close to the reeds and take a wide detour."
Lu Yuan gave the command, and the n did as they were told.
About half an hour later, the group was hidden in a patch of reeds.
The thirty n following Lu Yuan, along with the old housekeeper, stared around, utterly bewildered.
’Here?’
’What are we doing here??’
’There doesn’t seem to be anything here.’
Lu Yuan said nothing, rely gazing up at the sky.
They waited like this for another half an hour or so.
Around seven-thirty in the morning, as the sky completely brightened, Lu Yuan lit a cigarette under the bewildered gazes of his n.
Then, he took a Flintlock Gun from the man next to him, stood up, and took aim in a certain direction.
CRACK!!
A single gunshot shattered the silence of Liangshan Marsh.
After firing the shot, Lu Yuan exhaled a puff of smoke, tossed the Flintlock Gun back to the man beside him, and then looked at his n, tilted his head, and said:
"Go block the gate.
Don’t go in. Just shoot whoever cos charging out!
Song Chi’s soldiers are nearby and will co when they hear the noise."
...
「The Main Camp.」
"Sis, let’s get this straight. Don’t bring up what happened yesterday, or I’m turning around and leaving right now."
Song Chi entered the main tent and took off his military cap, his expression quite cheerful.
Originally, Daoist Longchuan had said they’d have to wait for all his martial brothers to assemble before they could go after the Da Xingzi.
This was a real headache for Song Chi.
After all, he only had about twenty days.
If he couldn’t stamp out this bandit nace in twenty-so days, he’d be in trouble when the high-ranking official from the Ministry of War arrived.
But dealing with the Da Xingzi alone would an a delay of seven or eight days.
It was just too much of a delay.
But there was no other way. Not dealing with the Da Xingzi was too risky.
What if it conjured up a demonic wind at a critical mont and let those bandits escape right from under their noses?
But this morning, Daoist Longchuan had said it was already taken care of.
In that case, they could try to probe deeper today.
This greatly reduced the ti cost of trial and error.
In high spirits, Song Chi had co to find his sister again to have breakfast together.
However, Song iqin couldn’t be bothered with Song Chi. Keeping her head down, she ate her congee and said coldly:
"Did I ask you to stay here?
Who wants you here? Get lost."
Seeing that his sister wasn’t bringing up Lu Yuan, the Firearms Team, or any of that nonsense, Song Chi’s mood improved even more.
He grinned and laughed heartily.
"Sis, why are you still holding a grudge overnight?
By the way, if you want this Lu Yuan to work for us, I can just have him transferred over. It’s a simple matter~
I’ll teach him a thing or two, show him how to lead troops and fight battles, and we can let him handle it next ti, how about that?"
Song iqin ignored Song Chi completely.
She was worried sick right now; she was in no mood to listen to her brother’s blustering.
As Song Chi chattered on, he finally looked around curiously.
Huh?
’After all this talk, where’s Lu Yuan??’
’Did he go fishing this early in the morning??’
Snapping back to his senses, Song Chi was just about to ask.
The next second, a ssenger shouted from outside the tent:
"Vice General, Madam Zhao’s close nephew has captured all the bandits at Nanhu Mouth."
Song Chi: "????"
"Huh??"
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