My husband, please respect yourself. The princess is here to grab the bride.

He Xiaofeng held up an oil-paper umbrella for Bai Shaoqiu.

Bai Shaoqiu opened the letter.

What catches the eye is a piece of paper with strong and powerful words.

"Shao Qiu,

My father-in-law has heard about what happened at Changting Posthouse. Although he knows that you are safe, he is still worried.

Those assassins in the martial arts world are not scary, even the Qiuyu Tower is not scary. What really worries my father-in-law is the army!

I guess you are about to enter Fengling Mountain. General Luo, who is guarding Fengling Pass, is an old friend of my father-in-law. You can send Dongfang Xun to visit General Luo at Fengling Pass first.

For example... General, do you still remember the taste of the apricot blossom wine in the tavern at the foot of Shu Mountain during the Qingming Festival that year?

General Luo is a man of character and of love. He will definitely not forget you and will send soldiers guarding the pass to pick you up.

What my father-in-law means is that you should stay at Fenglingxiayi and wait!

Wait for General Luo to come, or... not to come!

Fengling Mountain is high and densely forested. It is the only way from west to east to enter the heart of Guanzhong. There were no bandits in the mountains before, but now my father-in-law dare not make a conclusion.

If there is, he must be a bandit!

Eunuch Wei is a trustworthy person. You can ask him for advice on everything. Don’t look at him because he is old. He is more cunning than before!

After entering Kyoto, the Shadow Guard will leave. It’s not that your father-in-law won’t give it to you, but the Shadow Guard cannot be exposed to the eyes of certain people in Kyoto.

That's all. With your wisdom, you should be able to deal with the chaos in Kyoto.

Father-in-law, Dongfang Ba!"

Dongfang Ba wrote this letter to Bai Shaoqiu in the capacity of his father-in-law, which made Bai Shaoqiu feel warm and a little guilty at the same time.

After all, my father-in-law knew my intention to go to Kyoto.

If the emperor agrees, then the relationship between the two as father-in-law and son-in-law will no longer exist.

Putting the letter away and tucked it into his arms, Bai Shaoqiu looked at Dongfang Xun:

"Father-in-law means that you should go to Fengling Pass."

"it is good!"

"Tell General Luo, the garrison commander of Fengling Pass, if he still remembers the taste of the apricot blossom wine from the tavern at the foot of Mount Shu during the Qingming Festival that year."

Dongfang Xun was startled, and a smile suddenly appeared on his tense face.

Just like the withered flowers in the autumn rain.

Although not bright, it is eye-catching.

"Do you know what that means?"

Dongfang Xun smiled slightly: "I don't mean anything else by this, it's just a story from the past."

"Are you there too?"

"I was there too... I was only five years old that year. My adoptive father took me to Mount Shu. It was during the Qingming Festival, and it was raining. He took shelter in a small tavern at the foot of Mount Shu, and there he met two people."

"One is Luo Mu, and the other is Wei Buyi, the great general of Wei."

Bai Shaoqiu was stunned. "That great general of the northern border army, Wei Buyi?"

"Exactly!"

Dongfang Xun is now 25 years old. Twenty years have passed in the blink of an eye. At that time, Luo Mu and Wei Buyi were probably in their twenties.

"Are they also practicing martial arts in Mount Shu?"

Dongfang Xun shook his head. "I remember that they were both subordinates of General Lou Chenkun at that time... Luo Mu seemed to be a centurion at that time, and Wei Buyi was already a thousand-man captain..."

"General Lou Chenkun wasn't even a general at that time. He was the general of the Western Frontier Army. His ancestral home was in Shuzhou. He returned to Shuzhou to pay homage to his ancestors, and among his personal guards were Luo Mu and Wei Buyi."

"These two heard of the Shushan Sword Sect's great reputation, so they took General Lou's visiting card and wanted to go up the mountain to have a look. They ran into my adoptive father at the tavern at the foot of Shushan Mountain."

"They chatted happily and drank all night long...they drank up all the apricot blossom wine in the tavern."

"Three of us got drunk together."

"After waking up, the three of us will go to Mount Shu together."

"That's about it."

Bai Shaoqiu nodded slightly. Perhaps such a relationship would be solid, but now Lou Chenkun handed over his military power under the empress dowager's decree and retired back to Shuzhou.

Wei was surprised that General Wei... He was ordered to come to the capital, and he must have arrived in Kyoto long ago.

I'll have to ask Eunuch Wei later if he has any news about this General Wei.

"Go ahead, and be careful along the way."

Dongfang Xun smiled again, this smile was a little warm.

"You should be careful too. Even though this place is outside Fengling Mountain..."

Dongfang Xun looked around and said, "The terrain here is open and suitable for cavalry charges!"

Bai Shaoqiu also looked around and said, "Not that crazy, right?"

"Father once told us that there are always ruthless people in the world. Anyway, it's better to be cautious. I'm leaving now. I have to go see Uncle Luo in person. If you need anything, tell my deputy, Scissors. He's a veteran of the Shadow Guards, so you can trust him!"

"it is good!"

Dongfang Xun said nothing more. He walked towards the shadow guard and seemed to give him some instructions. He then jumped on his horse and rode towards Fengling Mountain in the rain.

Bai Shaoqiu watched his back disappear.

After pondering for three breaths, he walked towards the post station.

This father-in-law is a good father-in-law, and the brother-in-law he gave birth to is also a good brother-in-law.

He led his troops into battle.

Is he doing well in the Western Wilderness?

……

……

Western Wilderness, in the desert.

It is also a rare autumn rain here.

The sky is gloomy.

Flocks of crows were circling in the sky, making creepy croaking sounds.

Because there are so many people on earth!

In the eyes of these crows, according to past practice, many of these people will become dead next.

That is a feast for them.

King Zhenxi Dongfangba stayed outside the Golden Staff Royal Court of the Western Wilderness Barbarians for a full half month!

today,

August 29, the sixth year of Wenzhi!

The 50,000 soldiers of the western border army he assembled finally broke camp and marched to the gates of the royal court.

The gates of the Golden Staff King's Court are closed.

Many barbarian soldiers on the city wall were running or watching in panic.

The war never actually broke out.

But it’s about to happen!

The person standing on the central army chariot was not the King of Zhenxi himself.

But...his second son Dongfang Lie!

Lao Yu was not on the tank either.

Standing next to Dongfang Lie is his wife Luo Wushuang!

Luo Wushuang, the daughter of the largest Wuxi Tusi chieftain in Shuzhou and the self-proclaimed Peerless General...

She is truly unparalleled!

She is as big as two Dongfang Lie!

At this moment, Luo Wushuang, who was dressed in armor, seemed a little impatient.

"I say, isn't it just about attacking this broken city? It's almost dark, what are we waiting for here?"

"How can it be comfortable to be caught in the rain?"

"hurry up!"

"Give me the order!"

"Siege!"

"Go in and kill all those barbarians. I still have to have dinner in the royal court!"

Dongfang Lie smiled bitterly.

Facing his tough wife, he could only smile bitterly.

"Shuang'er, don't worry. Father has given instructions. We will wait until the enemy leaves the city."

The anger on Luo Wushuang's face disappeared immediately, and she turned her head to look at Dongfang Lie.

That look was extremely gentle.

Dongfang Lie seemed to be struck by a gentle sword.

"Husband, you said it was ordered by the father-in-law. I thought it was just to attack the city..."

As she said this, she took out a dark object from her bosom and handed it to Dongfang Lie, "You have been standing here for a long time, my husband must be hungry."

"This is beef jerky that I made myself. Eat some to fill your stomach."

"When the battle begins later, my dear husband, remember not to move!"

"I will take the city and then come back to take you in!"

Dongfang Lie took the dried beef jerky and looked at Luo Wushuang with a complicated look in his eyes.

This wife is really tough.

But he is really devoted to himself.

So, is such a wife good or bad?

Whether it's good or bad, I can't escape it in this life.

"By the way, my dear, my little sister's son-in-law is truly a legend!"

"After I kill all the barbarians here, we will go to the Princess's Mansion to see him and ask him to write some poems for us."

"I really like the poem 'Fisherman's Pride, Autumn Thoughts'!"

Luo Wushuang looked towards the Golden Staff Royal Court in the autumn rain and chanted with righteousness:

"The scenery in the frontier changes with the coming of autumn; I pay no attention to the geese that have left Hengyang.

The sound from all sides rang up.

Among the thousands of mountains,

Long smoke, setting sun, lonely city closed..."

"It's a pity that it's raining today, so there's no long sunset."

She suddenly stopped talking, looked at Dongfang Lie, and asked, "Where is my father-in-law?"