A farmer has a shrewish wife; he's busy making money every day.

Deathly silence.

Although the Longyang Army followed the Tiger Tally, they were essentially people of the Wu Dynasty, and they never thought of rebelling.

But... if the Martial Emperor has already abandoned them...

hiss.

Soldiers who have fought on the battlefield all their lives have never considered such complicated things.

Ye Qingxue remained silent, letting them consider it.

Not everyone can immediately accept the truth that their only way to survive is to oppose the emperor.

When the time was almost up, Ye Qingxue suddenly blurted out, "The Tiger Tally is in General Lu's hands. If anyone is unhappy, they are free to disobey military orders and accept punishment. Or, if all of you disregard military discipline, you can deal with the Chi tribe yourselves. Oh, and..."

She tapped her head with her fingers, as if just realizing something: "If all of you just run away without a care in the world, then the Chi tribe can easily plunder the entire population of Mo City. As long as you can accept that."

"..."

Ye Qingxue spoke lightly, but emotionally, their upbringing did not allow them to abandon the people of the entire city, and logically, they could only obey the orders of the Tiger Tally.

Disobeying military orders is punishable by death according to military regulations; who would dare accept such a punishment!

They may seem to have a choice, but in reality, they are subjected to threats and psychological attacks without exception.

"..." At this point, Liu Xiao had no choice but to give up. "But we're out of food."

Without food, they couldn't even defeat the Chi tribe, yet they dared to try and reclaim their homeland?

Ye Qingxue's expression immediately relaxed, and she raised her eyes and chuckled, "Don't worry, to prepare for tomorrow's battle, we'll have barbecue for everyone tonight's dinner."

—

On a large patch of yellow earth in front of the camp, eight or nine soldiers sat around a stove, each roasting a suckling pig.

Normally, the camp would only reward the soldiers with meat if they won a battle. On such occasions, the brothers would play and laugh, and the noise would echo throughout the entire camp.

But now, they haven't made a sound for a while.

Liu Xiao stared in disbelief at the "spectacle" before him.

An entire camp, with tens of thousands of soldiers, even if a lowly soldier could only get one bite, would still need at least a hundred roasted suckling pigs for them to eat.

He hadn't quite believed it when General Lu's wife said she wanted to have roasted meat, thinking it would be just some minced meat or slices. But to his surprise, it turned out to be whole roasted suckling pigs...

Is this a dream?

Liu Xiao and the brothers sitting next to him looked at each other, unsure of what to do with their hands.

"Eat up, or you'll get old." Ye Qingxue casually took a piece of crispy skin that Lu Chuci had cut off and bit into it.

The suckling pig, still dripping with oil, was being roasted in the oven, causing flames to burst forth and filling the entire square with its aroma.

Some of the younger ones, with their boldness and fiery temper, couldn't resist the aroma and started cutting the roast suckling pig in front of them with knives.

Ye Qingxue ignored those who were too old and cautious to make a move.

As the aroma grew stronger, someone's stomach rumbled, and finally everyone couldn't resist starting to move.

The eating habits shifted from quiet and restrained eating to wolfing down food, and then from simply eating to eating while drinking and chatting.

The soldiers in front of him slowly opened their hearts, drinking and eating heartily, chatting about everything under the sun, their ideals, their families, the past, and the future.

The cooks in the kitchen, wearing aprons and looking on with satisfied smiles, were pushed into the meat-eating crowd by the soldiers who noticed them.

The group chatted and laughed, creating another lively scene.

Only then did it finally return to its normal, vibrant state as a military camp.

As Ye Qingxue listened to their commotion, her body, which had been tense and exhausted for more than a month, finally relaxed. She leaned against Lu Chuci and drifted off to sleep, feeling warm all over.

"Young General! Young Madam! I was wrong today, and I apologize to you."

Half-asleep, Ye Qingxue heard Liu Xiao's voice in front of her. She was about to brace herself when she heard Lu Chuci speak softly.

"She's very tired, don't give her any more alcohol. I appreciate your kind offer."

As soon as she finished speaking, Ye Qingxue felt her body lean back slightly, as if she had drunk a large bowl of wine.

Liu Xiao glanced at her, smiled at her in a friendly manner, and then looked at Lu Chuci: "Young General, what a spirit you have!"

"Qingqing, I'll take you back to your room." Ye Qingxue felt a tickle on her ear, as if she had been kissed.

Ye Qingxue closed her eyes, softly hummed in agreement, and then felt herself being lifted into the air.

Lu Chuci walked steadily, feeling very comfortable. Just before falling asleep, she reminded herself: "Remember...remind General Lu...to put on an act tomorrow..."

Then everything went black before her eyes.

Lu Chuci carried her to the bed and placed a kiss on her eyelashes.

Although Ye Qingxue didn't finish speaking, Lu Chuci knew what she was talking about.

The Chi tribe, taking advantage of the fact that the Longyang army had no food supplies, wantonly launched attacks in order to exhaust the Longyang army's strength.

They went along with the Chi tribe's plan, pretending to be relaxed and careless, before taking them down in one fell swoop.

Lu Chuci looked down at Ye Qingxue for a long time, then smiled and gently tapped Ye Qingxue's face with his hand, his voice filled with affection.

"Young lady, you're so tired, yet you're still thinking about how to scam people."

—

When Ye Qingxue woke up, her head was a little sore, and she didn't immediately realize where she was.

A young girl who looked like a maid lifted the tent flap, carrying a food tray in her hand, and prepared to come in. When she saw that she was awake, her eyes lit up with joy.

"Young Madam, you're awake. I'll go and call the Young General right away."

Ye Qingxue recalled that this was the personal maidservant of the Lady of Anyang.

They must have been worried that she, a woman, wouldn't be well taken care of by the guards here, so they arranged for someone to come and help her.

She propped herself up and spoke, her voice so hoarse it startled even herself: "Don't go..."

The maid was startled and quickly went to the table to put down the plate, poured a glass of water, and hurried over to Ye Qingxue to bring it to her lips.

"Young Madam, you've been asleep for two days. Please have some water first."

"..." Ye Qingxue almost spat out the water she was drinking. "Two days?"

No wonder her head hurt so much.

How can she sleep so much!

Ye Qingxue coughed lightly, feeling that she was moistened enough, and asked, "Where is the young general?"

The maid replied, "They're in the wounded soldiers' camp in the rear area."

"The wounded soldiers' camp?" Ye Qingxue asked in surprise. "How did the battle the other day go?"

The maid lowered her head: "We won, but I don't know anything else."

Ye Qingxue nodded. The fact that the general had personally visited the wounded soldiers' camp meant that the soldiers' injuries were very serious.

But she remembered reminding Lu Chuci to pretend before going to bed, and he should have understood.

Their purpose in going to the wounded soldiers' camp is quite intriguing.

"Okay, you go down."

"Yes."