The Young Swordsman of Dalu

Yuan Hui paced anxiously inside the tent, while Jiang Han and a group of his generals knelt before him, pleading for Li Linlie's life.

Yuan Hui said, "I feel the same way as everyone else, but this is His Majesty's will, and we cannot disobey the imperial decree!"

"General! Nabul has already reached our doorstep. We should unite to fight against the enemy. We cannot attack our own people first and make a fool of ourselves in front of the enemy!" the generals said.

Listening to the crowd's words, Yuan Hui inwardly groaned, "Your Majesty! What are you doing?! Fine! Li Linlie can delay his journey to the capital, but after the great battle, I will personally escort him back to the capital to plead guilty before the Emperor!"

"Thank you, Commander Yuan!" Everyone knelt down and bowed to Yuan Hui.

Yu Chi Yu bowed to Yuan Hui again with gratitude, and Yuan Hui nodded and smiled at him.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Cao Yong immediately objected, "General Yuan! I must immediately report to His Majesty that you led them to disobey the imperial edict, and let His Majesty make a decision!"

"Imperial Censor Cao! Do as you please!" Yuan Hui waved his sleeve and walked out of the tent.

Everyone followed Yuan Hui out of the main tent, leaving Cao Yong alone inside, raging in anger.

"General! May I see my husband?" Yu Chi Yu asked.

“Let General Jiang take my warrant and lead you there!” Yuan Hui said.

Jiang Han led Yu Chi Yu to the outside of the tent where Li Linlie was being held.

Jiang Han handed Yuan Hui's warrant to the guard watching over Li Linlie. The guard took the warrant, examined it carefully, then glanced at Jiang Han and Yu Chi Yu, and said, "Don't take too long!"

Yu Chi Yu entered the tent and saw Li Linlie bound and sitting in a dark corner.

"Husband! How could they treat you like this?" Yu Chi Yu cried as she rushed towards Li Linlie.

"Madam! You've arrived!" Li Linlie said.

"My lord! Commander Yuan has agreed to postpone your return to the capital!" Yu Chi Yu said.

"Thank you, Madam, for pleading for me! You've worked so hard!" Li Linlie said.

“It was Jiang Han who led your former subordinates to plead with Commander Yuan on your behalf,” Yu Chi Yu said.

"Please thank my brothers for me, Madam!" Li Linlie said.

"My lord! Our daughter has arrived!" Yu Chi Yu said.

“My daughter is here! They’ve returned from the northern desert?” Li Linlie said.

“They came back from the northern frontier; Father sent him back,” Yu Chi Yu said.

“My father should know my situation by now, Madam. You and Wei must not act rashly. At this time, I don’t want my family to suffer any more injustices, but I am powerless to help,” Li Linlie said.

“As long as you stay here, we still have a chance to rescue you. We will definitely find a way to get you out,” Yu Chi Yu said.

"Madam! Please don't save me! I have my own way of escaping. You and the children stay safely at home in Ningcheng and wait for me to come home!" Li Linlie said.

"I will do as my husband says!" Yu Chi Yu said.

“Go back! Wei is still waiting for you at home!” Li Linlie said.

"Hurry up! Time's up!" the guard urged.

"My lord! Be careful! Take care!" Yu Chi Yu left the tent with reluctance.

"Sister-in-law! Is the General alright?" Jiang Han asked as he saw Yu Chi Yu come out.

"The general told me to tell you that the brothers should not act rashly!" Yu Chi Yu said.

"I'm going back to Ningcheng first. Wei is still waiting for me at home," Yu Chi Yu said.

"I'll escort my sister-in-law!" Jiang Han saw Yu Chi Yu off at the city gate and then returned to the camp.

When Yu Chi Yu returned to her home in Ningcheng, Li Wei was anxiously waiting for her return.

"Mother! You're finally back! I was so worried! If you hadn't come back, I would have gone to the camp to look for you," Li Wei said.

“Your father is fine! Don’t worry!” Yu Chi Yu said.

“Mother! You’ve seen my father,” Li Wei said.

“I saw him!” Yu Chi Yu said.

"Did my father say anything to you?" Li Wei asked.

“Your father told us not to do anything and to stay at home,” Yu Chi Yu said.

“I’m still very worried about my father,” Li Wei said.

"Good child! Don't overthink it," Yu Chi Yu said.

Li Wei nestled into Yu Chi Yu's arms, and the mother and daughter stayed together quietly.

Wenfei rode on the road for a day and arrived at the outskirts of the Western Regions army at night. He dismounted and quietly approached the Western Regions army camp. Under the cover of darkness, he knocked out a Western Regions soldier who came out to relieve himself, took off his clothes and put them on, and then sneaked into the Western Regions army camp.

Wenfei rested for a night in the Western Regions military camp, and the next day he began searching for Shou Shangxing's whereabouts.

Wenfei walked to the large tent at the back and saw Yale walking towards him from the front. Wenfei pulled down the brim of his hat and walked past Yale.

Yale found Wenfei suspicious and walked past him, then stopped and shouted at Wenfei, "Stop!"

Wen Fei stopped and turned around, saying, "Is the general calling me?"

“Why are you here all alone? Come here!” Yale said.

As Wenfei walked towards Yale, he pondered a plan. Just then, a man emerged from a large tent nearby and said to Yale, "General Yale! Are you looking for me?"

“Prince Yuchi! I’m just here to inspect the area!” Yale said.

"Since you're all here, come in and have a cup of milk tea!" said Yuchi Liang.

"Thank you, Prince Yuchi! The Khan has sent someone to summon me! Farewell, Prince Yuchi!" Yale said, turning and leaving.

"Farewell!" said Yuchi Liang.

Just as Yuchi Liang was about to turn and go into the tent, Wen Fei quickly stepped forward and called out, "Prince Yuchi!"

Yu Chi Liang turned around and looked closely, then exclaimed in surprise, "Wen Fei! What are you doing here? Come in quickly!"

Wen Fei then entered Yu Chi Liang's tent, and Yu Chi Liang pressed Wen Fei down to sit in a chair.

"Wenfei! Is there something you need here?" Yuchi Liang asked.

“Prince Yuchi! I’ve come here to find someone!” Wen Fei said.

"Who are you looking for?" Yu Chi Liang asked.

“A friend I met in the northern desert,” Wenfei said.

"Have you found it?" Yu Chi Liang asked.

"I just arrived here last night and haven't even had a chance to look for myself yet, but Yale has already set its sights on me. Thank you so much, Your Highness, for getting me out of this predicament," Wenfei said, bowing with his hands clasped in gratitude.

“It was just a coincidence! Tell me who you’re looking for, and see if I know them?” Yu Chi Liang said.

“Shou Shangxing, has Prince Yuchi heard of this person? He is the leader of the Flying Sword Sect and has always been in the Northern Desert. Last time, it was Li Wei and the two of us who brought him back to the Western Regions,” Wen Fei said.

“Shou Shangxing! I not only know him, we're old friends! We were drinking together just a few days ago!” Yuchi Liang said.

"That's wonderful, Prince Yuchi! Do you know where he is now?" Wenfei asked.

“I don’t know where he went again. He always comes and goes without a trace. He just comes to find me when he wants to drink,” Yu Chi Liang said.

"Prince Yuchi, do you have any way to find him? I have urgent business with him," Wenfei said.

"I can only wait for him to come to me. Tomorrow is the fifteenth, I think he should come to have a drink with me," Yu Chi Liang said.

“We’ll just wait for him to come,” Wenfei said.

"Don't worry! He will definitely come!" Yu Chi Liang said.

Wen Fei had no choice but to stay in Yu Chi Liang's tent and wait for Shou Shangxing's arrival.