Socially anxious people transmigrate to another world; living in seclusion is too difficult.

After bringing Li Xiuwen to Luowen County, Su Yang and his companions bid her farewell and drove their carriage south. Their destination was part of the Lingluo Great Forest within the Tianyun Empire, where they would begin a new adventure.

Limited by insufficient funds, Li Xiuwen dared not stay in an inn, only thinking about seeing her husband as soon as possible. Therefore, she asked a soldier she met if he knew the camp of the 39th Army. Unfortunately, the soldiers she asked were just ordinary soldiers who were only responsible for carrying out military orders and did not know much about the locations of other armies.

After a busy afternoon, Li Xiuwen still couldn't get the answer she wanted. That night, she found a clean spot and fell asleep against the wall.

The next day, just as Li Xiuwen continued her search for her husband, Chu Angjie had already ordered his adjutant to complete the division of the students into groups. He gathered the students who were willing to go home separately and counted the number of people, finding that there were as many as 14,000. He immediately ordered an adjutant to take these students back to Huaijing.

"Hmph, these kids were just blinded by their own folly at the time. Now that they've come to their senses, they know they regret it. But there are still five or six thousand who have commendable courage," Chu Angjie sighed.

His adjutant asked, "Commander, what about the remaining students?"

“Weren’t they already discussing which army they would join yesterday? Let them be assigned to units according to their army numbers, have everyone sign and seal their names, officially enlist, and then notify each army to send someone to pick them up.” After Chu Angjie finished speaking, he left. Today he had an important meeting with the commanders-in-chief of the Slivia Empire and the Kingdom of Delin, and he really didn’t have extra time to deal with these students.

On the square, the remaining six thousand students, as instructed by their adjutant, stood in the open spaces representing their respective army units. Huang Lewei, knowing the location of the open space representing the 39th Army, was the first to run over. After the assembly, the six thousand students had chosen thirteen different armies. Most chose the garrison troops of the second line of defense, while a smaller number chose the frontline troops.

“Alright, you will wait in the county for the next few days. The front line is currently advancing, and once all the troops at the front have been stationed, someone will be sent to pick you up,” the adjutant said. Then he looked at the students who had chosen the 39th Army and said, “Those who have chosen the 39th Army, you will come with me to the 39th Army’s garrison to report for duty shortly.”

They said it would be later, but the communication in between would take a long time. It wasn't until the sun was high in the sky that they officially set off, heading straight for the 39th Army's garrison under the guidance of their adjutant.

On the other side, after a morning of questioning, Li Xiuwen finally got some clues. At least she knew that the 39th Army was probably stationed in the south of the city, so she headed towards the south of the city without stopping.

About an hour later, she finally entered the south city and was met by several patrolling soldiers. She quickly stepped forward to stop them and asked, "Brothers, I want to ask you, do you know where the 39th Army is stationed?"

The soldiers shook their heads, indicating that they were only responsible for patrolling and were not soldiers of the 39th Army, so they were not sure. Li Xiuwen was slightly disappointed upon hearing this, but still smiled and thanked the soldiers before continuing on her way.

After crossing two streets, she saw several soldiers drinking tea at a tea stall in the distance. As she approached, she realized that the soldiers were not in uniform. She assumed they were from other units of the Empire, so she went up to them and asked, "Brothers, do you know where the 39th Army is stationed?"

The five men drinking tea were all centurions in the army. However, three of them were centurions from the Slivia Empire and the Delin Kingdom, while the other two were centurions from the Tianyun Empire. One of them happened to be from the 39th Army, and the other was a centurion from the 40th Army, which was on good terms with the 39th Army. This was the same army that had previously clashed with the Delin Kingdom's border troops, and whose commander was Quan Hao.

When the beautiful woman in front of him asked about his army, the centurion from the 39th Army said, "I am the centurion of the 39th Army. May I ask what business you have with our army?"

Li Xiuwen's eyes lit up, and she quickly said, "Sir, my husband is a soldier in the 39th Army. I came here to see him. We haven't seen each other for two or three years. Please help me, sir." As she spoke, she took out a silver coin from her purse and handed it over with both hands.

Just as the centurion was about to speak, the others around him kept giving him meaningful glances, leaving him confused. He first asked Li Xiuwen to wait a moment, then his companion pulled him aside and asked in a low voice, "What?"

"You know, we brothers are all bachelors, especially these past few months. We haven't had any women because of the war. You've just arrived in Luowen County, if you don't seize this opportunity, who knows when you'll get to enjoy such beautiful women once you're on the front lines," the centurion of the 40th Army egged on. He pointed to the other three and continued:

"As you know, we are now a coalition, and we can't neglect these brothers who fought alongside us. Their situation is similar to ours."

After saying that, he winked at the three men, who responded in kind. Li Xiuwen was indeed quite beautiful, at least in the eyes of these soldiers, she was far more attractive than the ordinary women they usually saw. Moreover, it was wartime, so even if they did something outrageous, they could be dealt with as long as there was no way to prove it. Besides, the three of them were not from the Tianyun Empire, and they would all leave after the war ended, so they naturally did not want to let go of this good thing that had come to them.

The centurion of the 39th Army was clearly no saint either. After being persuaded like that, his mind was immediately controlled by his lust, and he readily agreed to their idea. He whispered a few words in their ears, and then the men revealed evil smiles.

After discussing the matter, the centurion of the 39th Army returned, took the silver coins from Li Xiuwen's hand without any hesitation, and said with a smile, "Little sister-in-law, I've got this covered. Please come with us." Li Xiuwen had no idea about their scheme and assumed that the people in front of her were genuinely willing to help her. After thanking them, she followed behind them.

"Sister-in-law, I wonder what rank my brother holds in the 39th Army?" the centurion asked. He was worried that if her husband was a centurion or a thousandth rank, their plans would have to be abandoned. As for the adjutant, he had never considered it. After all, he had never seen an adjutant's wife walk there, let alone be so humble.

Li Xiuwen, unaware of the underlying meaning, honestly replied, "He's just an ordinary soldier, not an officer."

"Oh, hehehe, is that so? Well, brother, you're really lucky to have married such a good wife like you." Upon hearing that Li Xiuwen's husband was just an ordinary soldier, the centurion's address changed, and he felt more at ease. He felt more justified in carrying out their atrocities, and the four men beside him laughed even more heartily.

The five of them originally intended to just take Li Xiuwen to any empty house and get things done, but unfortunately, the southern city had not suffered any damage and the people had all returned. So they searched all the way but could not find any empty houses or fields. After all, there were many troops stationed in the southern city, and there were people and soldiers everywhere.

At this point, seeing that they hadn't found a place yet, one of them whispered, "It's no good outside, there are too many people and too many eyes. Let's go to your 39th Army, that's your territory. We can just find any camp, do our job, knock the guy out, put him in a sack, and take him away."

Bai Chang nodded and said, "That's the only way."