Who understands? He traveled through time with a high-spec spatial ability.

Chapter 318 A Call from the Lin Family

Qiao Jingjing's heart suddenly raced, and a hint of surprise and doubt flashed in her eyes. Just as she was about to ask, Tantai Zhou continued, "It's Tuoba Zheng."

Qiao Jingjing's pupils contracted sharply. She took a deep breath, a hint of worry flashing in her eyes. "Tuoba Zheng? He is a renowned general of the Yan Kingdom. I've heard that he is resourceful and extremely brave. Unlike the reckless Tuoba Buke, he is cautious in his actions and calculates every step with great precision. He is a very difficult person to deal with. With him serving as the commander-in-chief of the Yan army this time, our situation will probably become even more severe."

Tantai Zhou gently released her wrists, placed his hands on her shoulders, and said with a firm gaze, "It's alright, I'm not afraid of him either. It's just that the battles ahead will likely be even more difficult, and the army needs to prepare early."

Qiao Jingjing bit her lower lip and thought for a moment before saying, "Tantai Zhou, although I don't know anything about military operations, I can ensure the supply of materials in the rear and ensure that the soldiers have no worries about the rear."

Tantai Zhou felt a warmth in his heart and stroked her hair. "It still sounds better to hear you call me by my name."

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As dusk settled, warhorses in the stables chewed on hay mixed with spiritual spring water.

Suddenly, a soldier rushed over and knelt on one knee: "Your Highness, a scout reports that Tuoba Zheng's Yan army has set up camp twenty miles away, seemingly intending to launch a surprise attack tonight."

Tantai Zhou frowned, his eyes instantly sharpening. "Pass on my order: all troops on alert, archers prepare, cavalry stand by."

Qiao Jingjing also became nervous, but quickly calmed down. "I'll go prepare the supplies right away and have the kitchen cook more hot soup to warm the soldiers up." After saying that, she quickly left the tent.

Tantai Zhou quickly set up defenses and arranged for Zhang Han to lead elite troops to ambush outside the camp.

Qiao Jingjing was walking quickly towards the kitchen, her figure moving between the tents, but her originally calm expression suddenly turned tense.

A sudden heat surged through her chest, making her heart tremble.

Qiao Jingjing's heart tightened suddenly. Without a doubt, the communication stone had reacted.

Besides Lu Yuan, only her mother, Madam Lin, possessed this communication stone.

His brows furrowed instantly, and he thought to himself that unless something extremely important had happened, they would never have contacted her at this time.

She summoned the nearest guard and asked him to go to the kitchen in her place, while she slipped into an empty tent and vanished back into her spatial dimension.

The space was quiet. After Qiao Jingjing steadied herself, she hurriedly took out her communication stone from her pocket and said loudly, "Hello, I'm here."

Almost instantly after she finished speaking, a familiar yet urgent voice came from the other end of the communication stone: "Jingjing, it's Mom."

Hearing her mother's voice, Qiao Jingjing's heart clenched; she could clearly sense the panic in her mother's tone.

"Mother, it's so late, why aren't you resting?" Qiao Jingjing tried her best to make her voice sound calm, but the slight tremor at the end of her voice still betrayed her inner worry.

Lin's tone grew increasingly urgent, her words pouring out like a machine gun: "Jingjing, something terrible has happened at home. Yesterday, a beggar came to me, rambling on and on about how someone wanted to harm us and that we should be very careful. At first, we thought he was crazy and didn't take his words seriously. Who would have thought that just as it got dark today, a group of martial arts experts arrived. They were all dressed in black, their faces covered with black cloths, and they were clearly no good people."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Jingjing's face turned deathly pale, her hands clenched involuntarily, and she immediately asked anxiously, "Are you alright? How is Shi Ming?" Her voice trembled with nervousness.

Madam Lin sighed, "Don't worry, we're all fine. Luckily, I was careful and took your father and Mingming to the county government office to see Magistrate Lu. I felt this matter was serious and couldn't be kept from you, so I had to tell you right away. My dear, are you alright?"

"Mother, I'm fine, don't worry. I have a powerful protector. But you and Shiming must be careful. By the way, do you know who those people are?"

Madam Lin said worriedly, "Mother doesn't know, but I heard from the magistrate that those people came with great force. If it weren't for Young Master Tan's people secretly helping them, I'm afraid we would have lost a lot of yamen runners this time."

Qiao Jingjing gritted her teeth, her heart filled with anger and worry. "Mother, you, Father, and Shiming should stay at the county government office. Uncle Lu will protect you. I can't leave here for the time being. I'll find a way to go back in a week at most."

Mrs. Lin responded softly, her voice tinged with concern, "You must be careful over there. Be mindful of everything, and don't forget about yourself while always thinking about others. Don't worry about us, I'll take care of things here. Everything will be alright."

"What about that beggar? Where did he get the information? How did he know so clearly that someone was going to harm you? Mother, did you thank that person properly? This life-saving grace can't just be forgotten." Qiao Jingjing pressed for an answer.

“Oh,” Madam Lin thought for a moment and said, “That man said you had done him a favor, and he came specifically to repay that favor. As for how he knew, he didn’t say. After delivering the message, he left in a hurry. I was so flustered at the time, I was only thinking about your safety and didn’t care about anything else. I didn’t even have time to ask him where he went.”

Repay a favor?

She racked her brains trying to recall when she had ever helped a beggar, but she couldn't remember. However, now was not the time to think about such things; the situation at home was the most important thing.

So he gently comforted Madam Lin, saying, "Mother, tell me immediately if anything happens. Magistrate Lu is someone I can entrust with my affairs. You can stay at the county office with Shiming without worry. I will come to pick you up in a few days."

Lin agreed and then told Qiao Jingjing to take good care of herself in the army.

After hanging up the phone, Qiao Jingjing was extremely anxious.

But she knew that with the war raging, she couldn't afford to lose her composure. She took a deep breath, suppressed her worries, and decided to prepare the supplies first, and then investigate the family matter properly after this busy period was over.

Qiao Jingjing quickly left the space and threw herself back into the work of preparing supplies.

At this moment, fierce battle cries came from outside the camp. Whether it was because they were warmly dressed or well-fed, the soldiers were in high spirits and felt full of energy. They were all eager to rush over and teach the Yan soldiers a lesson.

Qiao Jingjing found Tantai Zhou, whose knuckles suddenly gripped the hilt of his sword, his armor casting a cold, hard shadow on his face in the flickering torchlight.

"Instead of waiting for the other side to make a move at any time, we should take the initiative and seize the initiative."