Peaceful Farm Life

Chapter 1392: Chapter 1393: Arrival at Xilin City

Gong Juechen instantly brightened up and almost immediately began to speak: ”Here’s the thing. Back then, wasn’t it my uncle who suspected I was Su Chenglin? He wanted to see the birthmark on my lower back and even pushed me into the river, all just to force me to take off my clothes so he could look. In the end, my clothes got wet, but I refused to take them off to dry. My uncle then asked me why I wouldn’t take them off, and I said: ’Well, I’ll still have to put them back on anyway.’ Hahaha, doesn’t this sound a lot like your situation with me?”

Afraid that others might overhear, Gong Juechen kept his voice very low as he said these words, though when he laughed at the end, his voice became much louder—a hearty laugh echoed out.

Ye Zhi genuinely couldn’t understand what was so funny. She could only stare at Gong Juechen in exasperated silence.

After laughing for a while, Gong Juechen noticed Ye Zhi wasn’t laughing and asked, ”Isn’t it funny?”

”Not funny. I just think you’re...” Saying this, Ye Zhi raised two fingers and gestured a ”two.”

Gong Juechen also raised two fingers to imitate her gesture and asked, ”What does this mean?”

With her eyes closed, Ye Zhi still answered, ”Dumb.”

”I don’t think I’m dumb at all,” Gong Juechen said earnestly, not feeling the slightest bit dumb himself.

After all, no fool ever thinks they are a fool—Ye Zhi groused inwardly with a huff. But she didn’t say anything out loud. She kept her eyes closed, refusing to open them.

”Zhizhi, you haven’t even had dinner yet, and you’re already sleeping?”

”When the cook finishes preparing the meal, a female soldier will call for me to eat.” The implication was that she planned to nap for a while.

”I saw them earlier brewing ginger soup to ward off the cold. I’ll go ladle you a bowl.” After waiting for a while and seeing Ye Zhi remain silent, Gong Juechen took it as her tacit approval and happily went to get the ginger soup for her.

The moment Gong Juechen stepped out of Ye Zhi’s tent, Ye Zhi opened her eyelids.

She quietly stared at the tent entrance for a long time before closing her eyes again. As her eyes shut, she murmured in her heart: If only you could give me a sense of security, how wonderful that would be.

If that were the case, even if you only liked my face, I might still be willing to try with you.

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It took Xiao Changyi and his group a full three months to reach Xilin City; finally, the 400,000-strong army was united.

That day was the seventh day of the second lunar month.

Spring was in full bloom, with flowers everywhere, grass thriving, and birds in flight.

Gone were the days when people suffered from frostbite; with such glorious weather, joy filled the army.

Xilin City was neither particularly large nor small, but it could not accommodate an army of 400,000. Xiao Changyi led just 10,000 soldiers into Xilin City, while the other 390,000 soldiers set up camp outside the city.

The city’s defending General, Luo Fengsheng, personally came out of the city to welcome Xiao Changyi and the 10,000 soldiers into the city.

The officials of Xilin City were also lined up inside the city to welcome them.

Having learned of Xiao Changyi’s arrival, the citizens of Xilin City gathered along the streets to witness the event.

Everyone was outraged by Chilin’s killing of Su Haoyu, the Retired Emperor, considering it a national humiliation. Coupled with Chilin’s constant provocations on the border near Xilin City, everyone hoped Xiao Changyi would truly lead the 400,000-strong army to crush Chilin, putting an end to their harassment once and for all.

Riding on Zhu Ri, Xiao Changyi led the vanguard of 10,000 soldiers, exuding an awe-inspiring air of authority. Even An Jing followed a horse-length behind him.

This was not a moment for them to travel side by side.

At this moment, Xiao Changyi was not only her husband but also the Zhuri Great General of Xiyun.

That commanding presence and majesty were not hers to disrupt.

Due to the massive crowd, neither Xiao Changyi nor An Jing noticed that among the officials in the crowd, two Agricultural Officials, upon clearly seeing their faces, were so terrified they nearly wet their pants.