Traveling through time and space to become a lady of a noble family, but she only wants to escape

Zhu Daoxian's face was very calm, without a trace of anger, but his eyes were sharp and murderous. When he was stared at, his whole body became hairy, as if he was stuck in a trap. The hunter did not kill him immediately, but just sat aside and waited for the prey to bleed to death.

The tough soldier subconsciously avoided Zhu Daoxian's gaze and replied in a low voice, "Yes."

Zhu Daoxian said: "Well, you will receive thirty military sticks."

"……Yes."

A young man at the back was clearly dissatisfied and shouted, "General! We are not your soldiers. Even if we make mistakes, it is not your responsibility to punish us!"

Zhu Daoxian slowly shifted his gaze and said, "Anyone who refuses to obey the punishment will be expelled from the army immediately."

Being stripped of military status was no joke. Not only did one become a commoner, but one would also be charged with desertion and punished for three years. No one dared to gamble their future, and the young man, realizing that Zhu Daoxian was not someone to be trifled with, immediately backed off.

Zhu Daoxian rode his horse to the center of the field, pulled out the arrow he had shot earlier, and said to Qiao Wanwan, "As for Captain Qiao—he was meritorious in resisting the enemy and should have been promoted one level. But now, I will cancel his promotion and let his merits be used to replace his faults."

"Ah?" Qiao Wanwan's face turned pale and she kowtowed to Zhu Daoxian. "General Zhu, I'd rather be beaten than have my merits paid off! Please, General Zhu, take back your decision!"

While he was bowing, Zhu Daoxian rode away on his horse.

Old Han took this opportunity to quickly lead the vanguard troops away, and as he walked, he gritted his teeth and eased the atmosphere: "My fellow soldiers are the advance troops. You can have some fun in Ningzhou City in the next few days before the main army arrives..."

Qiao Wanwan sat there, pounding the ground and sighing, "My Captain, oh, what's the big deal about getting beaten, my Captain."

Feilan stood behind Qiao Wanwan at some point and said calmly, "Tell me if you're at a disadvantage or not."

Qiao Wanwan said sadly, "I was just one strike away from winning! Who knew General Zhu would come so unexpectedly? Oh... something's wrong. General Zhu went out this morning, so why is he back so soon? Did someone tip him off? Who the hell is that bastard..."

Feilan: "It's me."

"Huh?" Qiao Wanwan stood up suddenly, ignoring the bleeding on her leg, and asked in disbelief, "I told you to get a gun, and you went to report it?"

"Look." Fei Lan pointed toward the vanguard in the distance. The fierce sergeant in the lead had a gloomy face. The other sergeants were also resentful in their own ways, muttering to each other, their faces unhappy. "This is how power is used."

Qiao Wanwan stared blankly for a moment, then waved her hand in annoyance, "That's General Zhu. I haven't even made the rank of lieutenant, so how can I have the final say?"

"The man you fought was only a captain, judging by his armor. You were a captain, and his disrespectful remarks were insubordination. You could have punished him, but you chose the most foolish approach. Not only did you lose your position, but you also aggravated your leg injury."

After Feilan said this, Qiao Wanwan realized that her leg was numb and stiff, and the slightest movement caused excruciating pain. She sat back trembling and said disapprovingly, "He's a man like that. How could he be convinced by me simply using my official position to pressure him?"

"Even if General Zhu hit him with a stick, he wouldn't give in—but in the military camp, what's the point of being unconvinced? He said he'd dismiss you, and you still have the nerve to go to General Zhu and yell at him?"

Qiao Wanwan was stunned.

Feilan saw that she was silent for a moment, so she didn't say anything more. She looked at her and asked, "Can you still walk?"

"Ah...I can walk."

Qiao Wanwan was still in a daze. She tried to push herself up, but the pain in her injured leg was so intense that she could only grit her teeth and change her words: "I can't walk anymore..."

Feilan helped Qiao Wanwan up and said, "You can't go to the battlefield anymore. Go back to the state to recuperate."

"Too……"

Feilan: “…”

She stopped and asked, "Why are you so depressed?"

"Ah? I'm not depressed, I'm just thinking." Qiao Wanwan looked as if she had just woken up from a dream. "My good friend said something similar to me before. I didn't quite understand it then, but now I think I understand a little bit... So this is what being a monster is like."

Feilan didn't understand the whole story and just thought Qiao Wanwan was talking nonsense, so she dragged her back to the tent step by step.

On the second day after the vanguard arrived, the people of Wu County were in panic.

Rumors circulated that even the imperial army was approaching, necessitating a major battle. Wu County might not be safe, so it was time to flee with all your family. However, few people fled, as they couldn't take their houses or fields with them, and would starve to death if they did. At least back home, they had a reliable "Shengshilang" to keep them company. Everyone said Shengshilang had connections and could always find food, so they wouldn't starve.

There had been rumors every day since the war began, but this time, Bai Zhi was extremely irritated. She wore a stern face while treating the wounded. Even Doctor Jiang scolded her, "Be more alert and don't give the wrong medicine."

Bai Zhi just treated it as a fart, and was eventually kicked out by Doctor Jiang to wait for her to come back to life.

She sat on the doorstep, her face dark enough to drip water.

This war has dragged on for too long.

The Thirteen Prefectures resembled a large, fat shuttle, with Ningzhou at one end and Wuxian at its sharpest point. The barbarians' strange poison was so potent it could kill without anyone noticing. If Ningzhou fell, the Thirteen Prefectures would be open to the barbarians. Even the most impenetrable city defenses would be unable to prevent one or two barbarians from sneaking in and spreading the poison.

Internal and external troubles were a tangled mess. How long would this mess drag on Chu Yunchuan? She didn't know when she would be able to take the now-retired Chu Yunchuan to Yangshan to soak in the hot springs. The war was raging, and her mother's dissociation syndrome might relapse. And then there were Qiaoqiao and Chuqi. Qiaoqiao was determined to stay and build the house, which was always dangerous, and Chuqi had to take the Autumn Examination...

Autumn Examination!

Bai Zhi suddenly shuddered. How could she have forgotten such an important thing!

Just then, Doctor Jiang came out and called her, "Come in and change the medicine after you've finished blowing the wind... Hey! Where are you going? Come back!"

Baizhi had already disappeared in a flash.

A small shed had recently been built next to the Yibingshangfang. It was open in all directions and looked quite novel. When Bai Zhi first saw this unfamiliar shed, she thought she had been away for a long time and had lost her way. But then she heard Lin Chuqi's voice coming from the shed -

“Clouds are paired with rain, snow is paired with wind, sunset is paired with clear sky. Arriving wild geese are paired with departing swallows, roosting birds are paired with singing insects.”

Bai Zhi walked closer and saw Lin Chuqi standing in front, holding a branch instead of a book. Opposite him sat five or six children, learning to speak in a crisp voice. The youngest seemed only five years old, the oldest about eight or nine.

Lin Chuqi scratched the ground with a branch as he spoke, "The scenes of all things are in pairs and yet connected. Clouds fall and become rain, wind blows and snow moves, the sun sets in the west, and the next day it becomes a clear sky in the east."

A toothless baby cried in a baby voice, "The clouds are like cotton. When they fall, they should be cotton balls too. How can it be rain?"

Before Lin Chuqi could answer, the big kid next to him said, "You're so stupid! Of course it was the Dragon King who cast a spell to turn the clouds into rain."