Chapter 239
She spoke to Xiao Si as simply as possible.
Bai Jinzhi nodded: “Xiao Si understands! I will be as polite as possible when I see anyone from the Crown Prince’s side in the future!”
“You should hurry to the Huying Camp and arrange for someone to find out the whereabouts of the Crown Prince’s counselor.” After saying this, she reminded Bai Jinzhi, “We have to set off early tomorrow morning. You should rest early.”
“Eldest Young Lady!” Bai Jinzhi tightened the reins in her hand and called out to Bai Qingyan, “You are the one who needs a good rest the most! Our Bai family and Bai family’s army are still relying on you! You must not collapse!”
Bai Jinzhi’s eyes turned red. Since the news of their grandfather and uncles’ deaths came, she had never seen her Eldest Young Lady sleep soundly.
After going into battle, her Eldest Young Lady practiced day and night to master the Sun-shooting Bow. Bai Jinzhi feared that if this continued, her body would not hold up.
“Eldest Young Lady is aware, go! Finish your tasks and go to bed early. It’s still the time for you to grow tall.”
Bai Jinzhi stood still, watching her Eldest Young Lady’s back, biting her lip and wishing she could grow up quickly to help her Eldest Young Lady.
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Outside the tent for the wounded, a few lightly injured Jin soldiers surrounded Ji Langhua, who was carrying a small bundle, and shook open her bundle. Out fell several medicine bottles, some travel money, and a clean dark red cloak.
“Hey, there’s a cloak hidden in this girl’s bag!” A Jin soldier with a bandage on his head shook the cloak and draped it over himself. “Did this girl fancy one of our generals? I’m a centurion. Jin Kingdom won big this time. In Wengshan Canyon, I beheaded two Xiliang generals. When we return, I will be rewarded and become a general too. How about you take off your veil for me to see? If you are pretty, I might just marry you!”
The soldiers around Ji Langhua roared with laughter.
Even those watching at the tent entrance could not help but laugh.
Over the past month, the Jin army had relentlessly prepared for battle, with nerves taut. Now that a peace agreement had been signed, they would return to Dadu tomorrow, awaiting generous rewards. They were naturally feeling a bit arrogant.
Ji Langhua gritted her teeth, her eyes red. Instead of picking up the medicine bottles and money on the ground, she desperately rushed forward to snatch the cloak: “Give it back!”
The centurion with the cloak sidestepped with a grin and grabbed Ji Langhua’s arm: “Girl, from your accent, you must be from Feng County! We risked our lives to win back Feng County for you commoners, and you don’t even let us have a look. Isn’t that ungrateful?”
“Exactly! Your eyes are so pretty. Be sensible and let us see. It won’t cost you anything!”
The soldiers, having not seen a woman for a long time, spoke frivolously and rudely.
Ji Langhua gritted her teeth: “Give me back the cloak!”
Seeing Ji Langhua being so uncooperative, the centurion smiled and looked around at the onlooking soldiers: “Brothers, should we take off this girl’s veil and see if she’s a fairy?”
The Bai family army soldiers standing at the entrance of the wounded camp advised against it, but no one listened. They turned back to the camp. ƒreewebηoveℓ.com
“Remember, you must marry her if you look!” teased a soldier.
The centurion laughed heartily: “I will, if she’s pretty!”
“But what if another general has his eye on her, leaving you out? Hahaha…”
The centurion snatched Ji Langhua’s veil, revealing a scarred face that startled everyone.
Ji Langhua struggled fiercely, slapping the centurion. Like a madwoman, she grabbed his collar: “You bastard, give me back the cloak!”
The centurion was shocked to be slapped by a woman. With two nail scratches burning on his face, his anger flared.
His grip on Ji Langhua’s arm tightened, nearly breaking it. But Ji Langhua, with red eyes, glared at him with a determination to fight to the death.
After a moment of silence, the soldiers burst out laughing.
“No wonder she wore a veil. Turns out she’s a hideous monster!”
“Hey! Lao Du, you got slapped by a girl! Hahaha…”
“Lao Du, you’ve disgraced the Jin army! It’d be different if she was a fairy, but you were slapped by an ugly creature, hahaha!”
The mocking felt like slaps on centurion Du’s face. Furious, he raised his hand: “You bitch! You’ve had enough!”
Before his slap landed, Bai Qingyan rushed in, pulling Ji Langhua aside and kicking the centurion in his chest.
Stumbling back from the kick, he was caught by someone just in time. Ready to curse, he saw it was Bai Qingyan. His face changed, and he stood straight, saluting: “General Bai!”
The laughing Jin soldiers instantly ceased, saluting solemnly.
“General Bai!”
“General Bai!”
Bai Qingyan’s recent victory earned her high respect within the army. Despite being a woman, she was revered by all.
Witty Jin soldiers knew their centurion was in trouble and discreetly sought help.
Ji Langhua wiped her tears, ignoring the veil on the ground, and swiftly retrieved the cloak. Holding it tightly, she choked back tears and bowed to Bai Qingyan: “Thank you, Young General Bai!”
The Bai family soldiers who had returned to the wounded camp rushed out upon hearing Bai Qingyan had arrived, only to find her eyes filled with fury.
Her face was calm, but her gaze was fixed on the bowing centurion: “Centurion, you’re quite powerful!”
Sweating, the centurion cursed his luck. He’d only wanted to see the face behind the pretty eyes. Who would’ve thought General Bai would catch him? She, being a woman, would certainly defend another woman. He was doomed.
“I wouldn’t dare! I was just joking with this girl. I went too far. Please forgive me, General Bai.”
Hearing the word “joke” made her angrier. She took two steps forward and kicked the centurion in the stomach. Soldiers hastily backed away, fearing involvement.