C17 Snatch with the Great General

For the sake of convenience on the road, Yun Shu had put on her men's clothing. Her black hair was tied up high with a crown, and her unblemished face was incomparably handsome. It did not have the femininity that the two wives of the Yin Family were worried about, but instead had a heroic look in her spirited eyes.

After the two of them bid farewell to Grandfather and Mu Ling and left Wu Tuo Mountain, Yun Shu, in order to retrieve the marriage contract, had Yang Siyuan drive the carriage to Long River County.

On the way, he heard that the soldiers on the frontlines had crossed the river and attacked the city of Tamu, where the great army of the Dazhuang had once been stationed. Now, they were attacking the two small cities, Jinwu and Gila. She quickly asked those who were talking about the frontlines if Pei Hongqing was still in Chang He County. After learning that Yan Xu was only the deputy general and was leading troops to Da Liang, the general was relieved when he found out that he had been guarding the Chang He River all this time.

That person then asked, "Seeing how nervous you are, General Pei, could it be that you are a member of his family?"

No, she was just nervous about her marriage certificate.

Three days later, in the evening, the two finally arrived at Long River County. Entering the County, they saw an endless stream of people walking on the streets. The lanterns in front of every household were already lit up.

The two of them found an inn a little distance away from the camp and asked for two adjoining rooms. After dinner, they changed into night clothes and planned to sneak into the camp through the forest.

However, just as Yun Shu was about to follow Yang Siyuan out of the forest and into the barracks, she heard two footsteps behind her and hid behind a tree.

The sound of footsteps came closer and closer, and they could still be heard speaking in a low voice, so she couldn't hear them clearly. It was only when the two of them stood behind a tree only three steps away from her that she heard their conversation.

It turned out that the two of them were envoys sent by Dazhang to negotiate the peace. However, this negotiation was only on the surface. In reality, they were trying to lure Pei Hongqing to a place called the Nine Mile Slope so that they could use him as a bargaining chip.

There were many people in Yan Country who could fight in the battlefield, but people like Pei Hongqing, who could return victorious every time, were few in number. Zheng Guansan could be considered one of his subordinates, but he still had to rely on his uncle, the Great Guardian of the Long River, to be his advisor. As for the others, she could not remember them for the time being.

Yun Shu slightly furrowed her brows as she listened to the two's plans. She waited until the two of them thought that their plans were flawless before leaving one after the other. Yun Shu came out from behind the tree she was hiding in. As soon as she entered the camp, she ran into Yang Siyuan, who had just turned to look for her. "The general's tent is still at the place you told me about. Shall we go now?"

Yun Zhui nodded.

The lights in the general's tent had already been extinguished, but Zhan Xin and the four soldiers were still guarding outside the tent. Yang Siyuan looked at her for a moment, then took out a small porcelain bottle from his bosom and placed it in her hands, "The White Dew Pill can cure many common poisons, and it can also relieve many poisons. Take care of yourself, just in case …"

Yun Zhuang shook his head. "Even if they catch me, they won't do anything to me. Brother Yang, what will you do if you give me the medicine?"

"Just take it, I have more." After saying that, he moved to a clump of weeds far away from Yunshu. Taking out his short arrow, he ignited it on the scissors that were already coated with a layer of oil and shot it with a small crossbow toward the place where the grain was kept.

The camp was suddenly in a state of chaos. Perhaps because they had heard the commotion outside, the candles in the general's tent lit up, and after reporting the letter to the camp, they hurriedly came out to direct the fire extinguisher. However, Pei Hongqing did not seem to want to come out of the tent. Seeing that the fire was getting smaller and smaller, Yun Shu knew that she could not wait any longer. She grabbed a rock that was slightly bigger than a fist, put it in her sleeve and quickly entered the main general's tent.

"Exhibition Letter, has the fire died out yet?" Pei Hongqing stood in front of the candlestick behind the screen with his back to her.

Yun Shu nervously held onto the stone in her hand, thinking about where she could knock Pei Hongqing unconscious later. She slowly approached with light footsteps.

The next moment, however, she saw him pick up an envelope and hold it close to the candle flame, as if he was trying to burn it. At the very first glance, Yun Shu saw the colorless hibiscus in the lower right corner of the envelope. She took it for granted that the letter in Pei Hongqing's hand was her marriage certificate. In a moment of desperation, she pulled out a stone from her sleeve and was about to throw it at Pei Hongqing. However, Pei Hongqing suddenly placed the envelope beside his pillow and asked, "Why didn't you answer me?"

Seeing Pei Hongqing turn around, Yun Shu hurried over to take the envelope. However, when she saw the pallet that originally belonged to her behind the screen, she was momentarily stunned. However, she also recovered in an instant, and picked up the bundle that belonged to her.

Pei Hongqing turned around and saw what was happening. After a moment of surprise, she started to fight with her over the bundle and the envelope she had just received.

Yun Shu hurriedly put the envelope into her bosom and slung the bundle over her shoulder. Even though she reached out to block the other party's elbow that was about to attack her abdomen, she quickly retreated and turned around to pull open the tent's curtain to run out. Unexpectedly, Pei Hongqing was much faster than her, and in the blink of an eye, her right shoulder had fallen into the other person's hand.

"Put that down. This general can spare your life. There is nothing valuable inside, so it's not worth losing your life over this." Pei Hongqing, who was standing behind her, said. His voice contained a coldness that could freeze a person to death.

Just as Yun Zhuang was at a loss as to what to do, the curtain was lifted. "Close your eyes!" Upon hearing Yang Siyuan's voice, Yun Shu subconsciously closed her eyes. She felt as if her face was being hit by something small. In the next moment, Pei Hongqing let go of her shoulder. Yang Siyuan immediately pulled her along and fled.

On a beach near the river, Yun Shu once again felt the 'reborn' Yun Shu scream, her left shoulder moved freely, she looked at the stars in the sky and let out a long sigh, "If it wasn't for brother Yang, then my shoulder would have been handed over today. Brother Yang, thank you very much, if you need any help in the future, feel free to look for me, even though compared to you, I am just a piece of trash …"

Yang Siyuan: "..."

The two of them secretly climbed back into the inn, then went back to their respective rooms to change and lock the doors to rest.

At first, she guessed that it might have been because she did not confirm whether the letter was the result of the marriage certificate or not. So she got out of bed, threw on a single garment, lit the candle, and took from her bundle the envelope she had snatched from Pei Hongqing this evening and opened it.

Only after seeing that the letter was indeed a marriage contract did she finally relax a little and lie back down on the bed. However, not long after he closed his eyes, the fretful feeling in his heart intensified. It was as if his mind was not listening to her, constantly repeating what he had heard from the two big figures in the forest today. Until the fifth fragment of the night, she was still staring at the plain mosquito net on top of the bed.

"Ah, so annoying …" She sat up straight like a carp and scratched her hair distractedly.

When she went downstairs to eat breakfast with Yang Siyuan, he asked her when she was going back to Chang An, but she didn't hear him. It wasn't until Yang Siyuan knocked twice on the table in front of her that she reacted, "Ah, Brother Yang!" What did you just say? "

"It should be time to go back to Chang'an soon. Does young master want to ride a horse or ride a horse carriage like before?" Yang Siyuan put down his chopsticks and poured a cup of tea for himself and Yun Shu.

Yun Shu lowered her head and used her chopsticks to poke at the leftover congee in her bowl, not knowing how to reply. Soon after, she heard the sound of people shouting from the street outside, she raised her head to look, and only then did she know that a group of flowery carriages dressed up as Guan Yin and the golden couple had passed by. She immediately smiled and said: "It seems quite interesting, it's better if we don't rush back to Chang'an first." With that, she stood up to ask the shopkeeper what the celebration outside was about.

Yun Shu walked back to Yang Siyuan. "Brother Yang, shall we return to Chang'an after we visit the temple fair?"

Yang Siyuan: "..." Since Young Master wishes to watch the temple fair, then let's leave tomorrow. "

Yun Shu happily ran out of the inn. Yang Siyuan picked up his sword and helplessly followed, but after strolling for a while, he discovered that although Yun Shu appeared to be very happy due to the surrounding atmosphere, there wasn't much happiness in her eyes.

Following the carriage all the way to Putuo Temple, Yunshu looked at the worshippers coming and going. She couldn't help but say to herself, "Why do people like to worship Buddha?"

However, a woman at her side immediately answered, "The Bodhisattvas here are alive. If you don't bow down and beg for something, you will lose."

"Living?"

"Eh, it just means that it's very effective. There is no one in the county who doesn't know about this Pu Tuo Temple. It's asking for marriage opportunities, for money, and for money." With that, the woman entered the temple.

Yun Shu looked at the Bodhisattva that was placed in the center of the temple. She suddenly felt that she could give it a try and went in as well.

After kneeling down in reverence, she took the lot and read the note she had shaken to the ground: When the fields are dry, the sky is dry, the rain is drizzling, the flowers, fruits, plants and trees are moist, and you know that a rain is worth thousands of gold.

She placed the signature on the table in front of the person outside the buddhist hall: "May I ask what you want to do with this?"

"What is it, young master?"

"Help someone ask about your luck today."

"Looks like that person is in trouble." "However, this divination is an image of rain and drought, so there is hope in everything that is difficult." As he spoke to here, the person who had drawn the lots stroked his long white beard and looked up at Yun Shu as he smiled, "Actually, whether or not the divination can work is entirely up to Young Master to decide."

"Thank you, sir." Yun Zhui nodded and put down the silver, saying, "Thank you very much, Sir." With that said, he left with Yang Siyuan who was behind him. Yang Siyuan naturally did not guess that she had asked for this lot for Pei Hongqing. He only noticed that she had become even more absent-minded on the way back.