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Chapter 307 Marriageable Age

The sunset fades, and dusk settles into the forest.

After a day of rest, everyone has recovered to their best condition.

Xiao Mu mounted his horse and turned back to instruct, "You can leave here." He looked at Xiao Ran, who was dressed as a man beside him, and paused, "Ran'er and I will be careful."

Zhao Yong paused for a moment, then said, "General, you must come back safely! We are all waiting for you..."

Xiao Mu looked around and saw that his brothers who were close to him and his comrades-in-arms all had worried expressions, and some even had tears in their eyes.

"What kind of behavior is this!" He glanced at the crowd and said, "When have I, your general, ever lost a battle? All of you, wipe your tears and wait for our safe return."

Everyone then wiped away their tears. Xiao Mu also felt reluctant to part, so he simply turned away and refused to look back.

But when she turned around, she saw Duan Rong delivering something to her daughter.

He rode a few steps closer.

"You little rascal, they're all seeing me off, and you're the only one here seeing my daughter off. You wouldn't... "

Xiao Mu was only halfway through his sentence when Duan Rong, blushing, hurriedly retorted, "No, no, General, I was just worried that Sister Ran wouldn't be familiar with the operation for the first time, so I gave her my dagger..."

Xiao Ran weighed the dagger in her hand for a moment, then smiled and said, "Thank you, Brother Duan."

"Well... then I'll be going now." He took a few steps, then turned back: "General Xiao, Sister Ran, have a safe journey, I'll be waiting for your return."

"drive!"

With a clear shout, snow and sand swirled. In the blink of an eye, the two figures transformed into a speck of ink, silently merging into the vast expanse of snow.

Xiao Mu drove his horse extremely fast, but Xiao Ran kept pace. Her delicate shouts echoed through the valley, and even the snow rabbits passing by hurriedly scurried into their burrows.

“Ran’er has really grown a lot in the past two years in Huyang County.” Xiao Mu slowed down and gradually caught up with the horse that Xiao Ran was riding.

"It's all thanks to Father's good teaching." Xiao Ran smoothed the horse's mane, and the white colt shook off a few snowflakes from its head.

Xiao Mu glanced at her and saw that although the woman was dressed in men's clothes and her face was deliberately darkened, it still couldn't hide her bright white teeth and graceful figure.

She looked just like her deceased mother.

He paused, then hesitated before asking, "...What does Ran'er think of Duan Rong?"

Xiao Ran looked up: "Although Brother Duan has a fiery temper, he is a good person and does things well, just like..." She lowered her head and smiled, as if amused by her own thoughts: "Just like a 'skyrocket'."

"..."

Xiao Mu believed her completely. After a moment of silence, he asked again, "I wanted to ask Ran'er's opinion..."

Now Xiao Ran couldn't pretend to be confused anymore.

"...Brother Duan is a very good person, and he will definitely find a suitable girl for him in the future, but that person will definitely not be me."

Xiao Ran looked up at Xiao Mu, her eyes devoid of any personal feelings: "Father, I only have brotherly and sisterly feelings for Brother Duan."

“Alright…” Xiao Mu turned around, his voice soft: “I’m just worried. Your mother passed away early, and if I’m not here either…”

He didn't continue, but started a new topic: "So, now that Ran'er is of marriageable age, my wish is to see a kind and considerate man by Ran'er's side, to take good care of you for your mother and me."

Xiao Ran remained silent for a long time.

The wind whistled past her ears, and snowflakes hit her cheek, making her feel a sharp pain.