A Farm Girl: Three Acres of Fertile Land Can Be Exchanged for a Country

Chapter 56 Old Partner

Abdo was preparing to patrol the city walls, riding his big yellow horse outwards.

Wutong called out to him, but before he could ask anything, Nanxing rushed to his horse and lay down, angrily saying, "If you don't let me go, I'd rather be trampled to death by the horse!"

Abudo looked bewildered and turned to Wutong, asking, "What's going on?"

Wutong recounted the story with a wry smile.

Abudo was silent for a while, then dismounted and walked up to Nanxing, kicking him.

Wutong was startled, thinking that Abuduo was going to beat him up, and was about to step forward to stop him, but Abuduo blocked her with his hand, indicating that she was alright.

"You brat." Abdo nudged him with his toe, and Nanxing's body swayed a few times. "You've only had enough to eat for a few days, and you've already learned to be shameless?"

Nanxing rolled her eyes at him and ignored him.

"Has this kid gone mad...?" Wutong, watching from behind, turned pale and grabbed Abudo's arm, pleading, "General, please don't take it to heart."

Nanxing's eyes shot over like knives, landing on the spot where their skin met. He slammed his fist on the ground and asked, "Are you going to let me go or not?"

Abudo said, "I didn't save you, Wutong did. She's willing to let you go, so I'll let you go."

After he finished speaking, he turned to Wutong and asked, "Um...maybe..."

Nanxing is ungrateful, but she can't bear to part with him.

If he were left alone, given Abdo's temper, he might just pull out a knife and chop him up one day.

She didn't want to come back to find only a corpse.

Upon hearing her answer, Nanxing immediately stood up, showing no intention of dying, and pulled Wutong away.

Abudo called out to them twice, and Nanxing walked faster and faster until he disappeared from sight.

"Damn it, you two ingrates." Abdo cursed, patting the big yellow horse's head: "You're still the most loyal to me, old buddy."

With a neigh, the big yellow horse stamped its hooves on the muddy ground, and Abuduo mounted the horse and went to inspect his moon gate.

Wutong gained a new understanding of Nanxing's personality; this girl was even more stubborn than her, and she had never thought of threatening others with death.

"You, no wonder you got beaten up so badly back then... I really don't know how you developed such a temper, are you the emperor's son or something?"

Wutong poked his head hard, saying with exasperation.

Nanxing expressionlessly brushed her hand away, opened the cabinet, took out a piece of cloth, and laid it flat on the table.

Wutong looked bewildered and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Pack your bags."

As Wutong watched him take out their clothes one by one, fold them patiently, place them neatly on the cloth, and finally tie them into a bundle, she realized that he actually had some skills.

She pulled out a piece of jerky that Abuduo had given her from her pocket, sat down next to him to chew on it, and casually asked, "Did you used to pack packages for delivery?"

Nanxing didn't understand and asked, "What?"

Wutong said, "The things are packaged so well..."

Nanxing scoffed: "Of course it's well wrapped. I've been preparing for this for years."

Wutong asked, "What are you preparing?"

Nanxing moved his lips, but didn't tell her.

Wutong narrowed her eyes slightly, sensing that he must be hiding a secret.

After she rescued the boy, he ate all three meals a day with her and slept with her, but he refused to tell her anything, including his origins and name.

I must find out his background before I go on this long trip; this kid is no ordinary person.

Wutong thought to herself as she took a big bite of the jerky.

The next day, the soldiers packed their belongings, lined up outside Dagua Town, and prepared to depart.

Wutong rode her Fufu, with Nanxing on her back, towards Lieutenant Li at the front of the group. Halfway there, she encountered a familiar face.

Hey! Wutong!

The man waved vigorously at her, grinning to reveal a row of bright white teeth.

Wutong exclaimed happily, "Zhao Sanyang! You're going too?"

Zhao Sanyang nodded and smiled, "Please take care of me on the road."

"sure!"

Wutong cupped her hands in farewell and walked forward.

Because of her, Zhao Sanyang was also punished last time and was forbidden from leaving the barracks for a month.

She felt very guilty, but seeing him so happy again made her feel much better.

Nanxing turned to look at Zhao Sanyang and asked, "Are you two close?"

Wutong snorted.

Nanxing asked, "Why aren't you saying anything?"

Wutong raised its head arrogantly and said, "If you don't tell me anything, I won't tell you anything either."

Everyone has a few secrets, but this guy comes in and starts interfering in everything, acting like the police are checking household registrations.

Nanxing turned his head away unhappily, refusing to look at her.

The two arrived at the front of the group, where Lieutenant Li was still exchanging duties with others.

Three thousand soldiers formed a long line, five men per row, a magnificent sight.

The soldiers were all subordinates of Abdo, and had always been under the command of Lieutenant Li.

Li Duwei and Wu Datou were originally Abdo's right-hand men, each commanding three thousand soldiers. After Wu Datou was beheaded, his soldiers were reinstated under Abdo's command and temporarily managed by him, until a new deputy general was appointed and they were reassigned.

Now, only the nearly 7,000 soldiers under Abuduo's command and the more than 100 city defense troops under Wutong remain in the Dagua Town area.

The city defense troops were all recruited locally in Dagua Town. They were militia members, and their combat effectiveness was not as good as that of the regular army. They had never left Dagua Town.

Wutong had no intention of forcing them to leave their hometown, and returned the military tally to Abudo before they left.

Abdo refused to accept them, saying that the people should stay, and she would still keep the military tally. When she returned, these people would be under her command again.

Wutong had no choice but to set off with the military tally.

Because they needed to travel quickly, most of the soldiers were equipped with horses, and they all looked proud and spirited.

Wutong tilted her head back and took a deep breath. The sweet aroma of melons and fruits from Dagua Town filled her nostrils, making her feel intoxicated.

When she arrived, she saw Dagua Town and felt very happy because she finally had something to eat.

She was still happy when she left, because she could see Ruolan again.

In this chaotic world, having enough to eat and drink, and living in peace and contentment, is the greatest happiness.

Nanxing looked at Wutong's smiling face with disdain.

It's just leaving the city, why are you so happy?

After Lieutenant Li finished all his work, he grabbed the reins and prepared to call for departure. A man came galloping from afar, imposing on his large yellow horse, his beard fluttering in the wind, holding his ever-present broadsword, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, looking just like a god of war.

"General?" Lieutenant Li was slightly surprised, because the departure time today was not right. Abuduo should still be patrolling Yuemen Pass at this time. Why did he come here now?

Upon reaching them, he reined in his horse and looked at the group about to depart, his gaze lingering longest on the phoenix tree.

The wind at the border grew increasingly cold, stirring up anxieties among the people.

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