C16 Fosterage

Even though she had returned to the inn, Li Su's heart was still unable to calm down. Was the way Yan Zijun treated her just now because he knew her identity as a woman? Or was it that he himself …

Li Su quivered. She had heard about Long Yang's obsession before, but she still felt very awkward when she bumped into it for the first time.

Zhu Yiyan noticed that Li Su was in a bad mood, "Did something happen after you left in such a hurry and came back in a fluster?"

As Li Su's words reached her mouth, she felt that something was amiss. After all, she was only guessing about Yan Zijun. Without substantial evidence, it was best not to ruin the other party's reputation.

Li Su's conflicted look caused Zhu Yiyan's heart to tighten, "Did you get into trouble?"

Li Su naturally did not admit it. "Don't worry about it all the time. It's not going to happen."

Ever since she was young, Li Su only needed a guilty conscience and her gaze would wander. As such, Zhu Yiyan did not want to seek further confirmation, the answer was right in front of him.

"Sooner or later, something bad will happen!"

These words were originally Zhu Yiyan's warning to Li Su about her repeated troubles, but in Li Su's ears, it sounded as if he was announcing everything that happened between her and Yan Zijun today.

What if Yan Zijun really liked his brother?

That was amazing!

Due to these complicated emotions, Li Su tried to avoid meeting Yan Zijun before exchanging hostages.

However, the exchange of hostages was a huge matter, and Li Su didn't dare delay it for her own personal reasons.

"You haven't seen the general for the past few days?"

Now that she heard Yan Zijun's voice, Li Su's ears turned completely red. Her mind was constantly replaying the scene where Yan Zijun was holding her brother's hand.

This picture... It was too horrifying.

"Is General Li sick?" As Yan Zijun said this, he reached out his hand to touch Li Su's forehead. Li Su instinctively stepped back, and the harmonious atmosphere instantly fell to the bottom.

Li Su was extremely vexed. This was exactly what she wanted!

"Let's go!"

Both sides decided to exchange hostages in a deserted village in the western suburbs. Yan Zijun only brought thirty of his entourage with him, while the bandit's hostage Wu Dai was actually more than a few hundred.

At one point, Li Su felt that this Yan Zijun was being too confident. If the bandits went on a rampage, then no matter how powerful the twenty soldiers were, they were still a minority.

"General Li, you don't have to worry. These brothers of mine have gone through life and death battles with me."

Even so, could the vicious bandits really escape unscathed? Li Su was not as confident as Yan Zijun. She had read about battles where there were fewer victories, but the disparity in numbers was too great.

However, Li Su's final worries were not fulfilled. After the two sides exchanged hostages in peace, they each returned home.

"Does the city leader clearly know that this will be the final outcome?"

Yan Zijun had an innocent look on his face, "If there's a conflict this time, they won't let me off easily. Moreover, they won't believe that I only brought 20 people with me."

This crafty appearance was all part of his plan.

More than twenty men had sent the captive women back to the village, but in the end there was nowhere for one more woman to go.

He brought the remaining women to Yan Zijun, "City Lord, this woman's house has already been burnt to ashes."

"I've lived with my father since I was young. Now that the house has been destroyed and my father's whereabouts are unknown, I … I …"

Seeing that the girl could not bear to cry, Li Su handed her a handkerchief. She wanted to comfort her, but the girl looked at her lovingly. "I have nowhere to go now …"

Li Su's heart trembled.

Fortunately, that woman didn't say that she wanted to repay him with her body. She only said, "If Milord doesn't give up, my daughter is willing to be your servant."

"This …" Li Su looked like Yan Zijun asking for help, but the latter simply turned his head away and put on a nonchalant attitude, "If you have nowhere else to go …"

Before she could finish speaking, the woman knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times, "My daughter Lin Hong, I will ascend the mountain of blades and descend the sea of fire to follow you."

On their way back to the city, Yan Zijun had even specially used this matter to ridicule Li Su. "General Li is still not married yet. Bian Yangquan is a difficult place. It's good to have a beautiful woman."

"I saw that she had nowhere to go, so I decided to stay for the time being. If I can find her father, I'll let her reunite with me. I have no intention of staying with the mayor."

"The general's heart is like a Buddha's, but if the woman's father is dead, how should the general be settled?"

Li Su had also considered what Yan Zijun was talking about. She even felt that the probability of this happening was the highest, but she knew that it would be difficult for a woman to survive by herself.

Seeing that Li Su was deep in thought, Yan Zijun continued, "General Li is too soft-hearted."

This was what Zhu Yiyan had said after hearing the reason why he accepted Lin Hong.

"Su'er!" Every time Zhu Yiyan wanted to lecture, he would sincerely call out to Li Su's small name, "If you don't know the other party's background, then bring him back. If you are a spy, then you will be raising a tiger!"

Li Su nodded obediently. "But I saw Lin Hong's gentle and virtuous appearance …" Seeing Zhu Yiyan's expression darken, she hurriedly swallowed her words of excuse back into her stomach, "Brother Yiyan is right. Tomorrow, I will send someone to find Lin Hong's father or the rest of my family."

Zhu Yiyan sighed, "After all, this is an army camp, and we're all grown men. Do you really want to have a woman by your side?"

Li Su wanted to say that she was also a girl, but she changed the topic, "I really can't do it. I saw that you haven't even gotten married yet …"

It was just a joke, but Zhu Yiyan's expression changed, and he said angrily, "What do you think I am!"

"I just …"

When Zhu Yiyan left Li Su's room, he met Yan Zijun on his way out. His anger had not yet subsided, and he said with a slightly stiff tone, "City Lord Yan."

Thus, when Yan Zijun entered the room, the first thing he did was to ask Zhu Yiyan who had left the room in a rage, "What happened to Deputy Zhu?"

Li Su looked embarrassed, "I just wanted to tell him about the marriage."

Yan Zijun burst out in laughter. He immediately understood what was going on, "The general's matters have yet to be settled, why is he worrying about the marriage of another person?"

"Forget it." Li Su waved her hands in frustration, "Why is Castellan Yan looking for me?"

"It was Yan's fault that the Pure Wind Pavilion dispersed on bad terms that day."

"No, I was being nosy."

Yan Zijun took out two red tickets, "That day, you said that you wanted to watch Hong Ye's play. I'll give you the tickets, but I'm not sure if General Li will be willing to give it to you."

Li Su knew that she shouldn't get too close to Yan Zijun, but she still didn't listen to him and took the two red tickets.

"Many thanks Duke Yan." She tried to swallow her tongue.

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