C9 The Two People Who Were so Merciful
In the end, the two black-clothed men who set the fire and the "prison robbing carriage" managed to escape. This was because the person holding the sword was extremely skilled in qinggong, and even the Guard Captain Zhan was unable to catch up. As for Yun Shu, she regained her freedom due to the destruction of the shackles on the carriage. However, her freedom now was restricted by General Pei's distance.
According to General Pei, "From now on, this general will go east, but you will not go west. Keep your distance from this general within five steps so that you won't be easily killed when someone comes knocking on your door." Thus, a floor appeared behind the screen of the general's tent. After five days of sleeping, Yun Shu finally could not take the early morning anymore. When she woke up and asked Pei Hongqing if she could move back to her old tent to sleep, General Pei raised his head from the letter and looked into her eyes for a while. "Your life is going to be used on the battlefield, I don't want to waste time finding a first-rate archer to fill the gap."
Yun Shu helplessly nodded, she knelt down at the table once again and continued grinding the ink. She knew that it was only because she was of some use that General Pei risked the life of an insignificant soldier like her in the general's tent. As long as he didn't suspect that she was a spy or that she wasn't a man, he would keep her by his side.
In the afternoon, when she went with Pei Hongqing to the hunting ground of what was said to have always been known as the elite soldiers of the Moyu camp, the great general had actually asked her to train with the archers he had personally taught. It was only after shooting a few arrows that Yun Zhui finally realized how it felt to be surrounded by experts. She thought it was already amazing that she could split another arrow with one, but she didn't expect these archers could do it so easily. Moreover, many of the people here were more accurate and more powerful than the arrows she had shot.
When she retrieved the arrow from the quiver behind her, her hand was already sweating. When she nocked the arrow, her hand was also trembling a little. Then, the arrow missed its target and flew past the grass at the back.
When Pei Hongqing turned around, he happened to see this scene. He whispered something to Zhan Xin who was beside him before walking out of the shooting-range.
Yun Shu was about to shoot another arrow, but was stopped by Zhan Xin. "You're coming with me."
After walking out of the range, just as Yun Shu was about to ask why they had called her out, Zhan Xin ordered her to wait here before returning to the range.
Yunshu looked around and saw Meng Guangwei and Xu Jindan walking over from the shooting-range. She quickly went over and greeted them. "Brother Xu, Brother Meng."
Meng Guang smiled as he tapped her on the forehead, "I thought that after entering the Yin He camp, it would be very difficult to see Brother Yun again. I didn't expect that in just a blink of an eye, you would have already snuck into the next mounted firing squad."
Yun Zhuang raised his hand to rub his sore forehead as he laughed, "Brother Meng, didn't you say that you don't plan on entering the MUC camp?"
"I didn't say I wasn't going to, I just wanted to remind you that life is precious. "If I join an army that hasn't even entered the elite battalion, my old man might want to break my legs." Meng Guang shook his head helplessly.
Xu Jingda looked at Meng Guang and nodded, "No wonder you didn't care about your life when we fought …"
Meng Guangwei was speechless, "In order to keep my upright posture, I didn't want my handsome appearance to be affected by a handicap that could happen if I wasn't careful, it really wasn't easy for me."
Yun Shu was so amused that she immediately forgot that she had just completed a rare mistake in her life not long ago.
Xu Jingda: "Ah, no, Brother Yun you haven't even participated in the preliminaries, how did you enter the Moyu Camp? Could it be that other than the selection competition, there are other forms of selection? "
Yun Shu revealed an ugly expression. "…" How was she supposed to reply? Could it be that General Pei had thrown her in here? Who would believe that she was forced to go through the back door?
Meng Guang could tell that Yun Shu was not in a good mood to reply. He nudged Xu Jingda's waist a few times. "Brother Xu, why don't you bring up some problems? Do you want to fix it?"
Not long after, he gave a loud shout as if he had just gained enlightenment, "Brother Yun, although your face has a red mark, if you look closely, your face is rather handsome, and your figure can be considered petite. "Don't tell me he was forced to go behind the scenes …"
"Brother Xu, you guessed it too accurately."
He didn't expect that right after she finished answering, Xu Jindan would turn to look at Meng Guang and exchange a look. The two immediately looked back at her with a profound gaze.
Although she was in her daughter's house, she was not only obsessed with archery, but she also had a good book about strange monsters' romantic affairs. Whenever her teacher lectured her and she wanted to fall asleep, she would secretly take out the book to read a few times. As such, he knew that there was something fishy going on, so he didn't say anything for a while and could only let out a dry laugh.
If she denied it now, neither of them would believe it. Who wouldn't want to think of the story they had heard in a more "magical" way?
Meng Guangwei patted her shoulder and said sincerely, "It's really hard on you, Brother Yun. You should take care of yourself in the future."
Yun Shu, "…" She should not have given the wrong answer.
"What's wrong with him? Don't you want the favor this general has given you? " After saying that last sentence, Pei Hongqing walked over from behind Yun Shu, and turned his head and stared at her with bright eyes.
Yun Shu wanted to cry but had no tears. She clasped her hands together, "I thank the great general." General, don't speak anymore. These words are too imaginative.
Meng Guangwei and Xu Jingda exchanged a look, then tacitly made up their minds to continue training and escape after the break. Seeing the two people who did not care about her life and love turn around to flee, Yun Shu's heart became extremely complicated.
"Get on the horse and take me somewhere." As she spoke, she passed the reins in her hand to Yun Shu, only to realize that General Pei had personally brought two horses over.
A quarter of an hour later, Pei Hongqing stopped the horse outside the Residence of Great Defender. The soldier guarding the entrance was a smart man. He immediately took the reins from the two men and led the horse towards the stables.
Not long after Pei Hongqing and her group entered the Grand Guardian's Estate, they encountered Fang Xuanming, who had received the news and came out to greet them. Fang Xuanming lowered his head slightly, his hands clasped in salute, "General, there has not been any breakthrough in the interrogation of the spies."
"This general did not come to harass you for a small matter, do you know where Guan Shan is?"
Fang Xuanming replied, "If there's no surprise, this nephew should be practicing his archery in the backyard."
Pei Hongqing smiled and said, "This general has come at the right time. I shall not delay your service any longer."
Fang Xuanming also smiled, "Great General, please do as you please. This lowly one will take his leave first."
When Pei Hongqing took a few turns and led her to the backyard, Zheng Guansan shot an arrow right at a willow tree with sparse branches and leaves a hundred meters away. In the blink of an eye, the arrow had already pierced through the tree trunk.
Yun Shu stared blankly at the scene.
When Zheng Guansan saw Pei Hongqing approaching, he immediately put his bow and arrows into the hands of a servant who was waiting for him. He then greeted him with a bow, "General."
Pei Hongqing stepped forward and supported him, "Guan Shan's archery skills seem to have improved a lot. He can even penetrate a tree."
Zheng Guansan scratched the back of his head, a little embarrassed. He smiled in a simple and honest manner. "General is too kind, actually …"
Pei Hongqing immediately stopped him, "Xiguanshan, your mouth stinks of alcohol. Why don't you clean it first before you talk to me?"
Zheng Guansan raised his hand with suspicion and took a deep breath to sniff his palm. Even though he had drunk some wine in the afternoon, it shouldn't be enough to make people despise him … It clearly didn't have any smell. However, General Zheng still obediently went to find a cup of tea to rinse his mouth.
Pei Hongqing looked at Zheng Guanshan's departing figure, and the corners of his mouth curled into a confident smile. He turned around to look at Yun Shu who was behind him. "What do you think of this arrow of General Zheng's?"
Pei Hongqing's gaze suddenly fell upon her. Yun Shu did not know what to do as she focused her gaze on the arrow that had pierced the tree trunk. She forced herself to say calmly, "In history, there were very few people who managed to shoot through the tree trunk at a distance of a hundred meters.
"Wonderful?" Pei Hongqing smiled mysteriously, "Alright, I'll make a bet with you. "If General Zheng's arrow is truly amazing, then your talent is indeed mediocre. This general does not wish for you to stay in the Moyu Union Camp any longer, since you feel that it will be difficult."
It wasn't that she didn't want to stay in the army camp, but it was a good thing that General Pei had stopped being so 'attentive' to her. She didn't want to live in fear of the general finding out that she was a girl. She nodded quickly.
"Why are you so anxious to deliver this general's head? I'm not done yet."