AMLFS Chapter 93
by VolareGeneral Sikou Lanfeng
They spent two more nights in the woods, during which they couldn’t even bother arguing.
Sun Shu carried Liang Xiuzhu towards the edge of the forest.
Liang Xiuzhu was responsible for tying cloth strips around the surrounding trees on his back.
This would make it easier for the people coming to rescue them to know their location.
Hard work pays off, and on the fifth day of their confinement.
Zhao Fangye’s men finally found them along the traces they left.
“Deputy General Sun!” A group of people saw them and rushed over immediately: “We finally found you.”
As they spoke, their eyes paused, looking at the person on Sun Shu’s back: “Deputy General Sun, who is this person?”
The two of them had been very disheveled in the forest these past few days, and Liang Xiuzhu’s clothes were torn to shreds. Anyone who didn’t know better would think Sun Shu had just picked up a beggar somewhere.
“He’s injured, get out quickly. We’ll talk about anything else later.”
Now was not the time for idle chatter, he didn’t explain much and carried Liang Xiuzhu outwards.
Finally, they joined up with Prince Ning’s people, and the next few days were not bad. They heard that Zhao Fangye and his men were about to reach the Northwest.
Sun Shu had left before Zhao Fangye and had already entered the territory of the Northwest. In addition, Zhao Fangye and his men had stayed in Hanzhou for a long time.
Counting the days, in another ten days or so, they would be able to reach the Northwest and join up with Prince Ning.
Not daring to delay, Sun Shu took Liang Xiuzhu and hurried towards the Northwest.
A group of people galloped on horseback, but Liang Xiuzhu couldn’t ride, and his foot was injured. All the way, Sun Shu took him on the same horse, carrying him up and down.
After tidying himself up, Liang Xiuzhu’s face was quite eye-catching. He had no choice but to put on a hood.
The people traveling with them watched Sun Shu take care of him along the way, their eyes filled with teasing. They didn’t expect Deputy General Sun to have such a tender side.
After a month of riding in a carriage, Song Huaixi was also a little tired. He leaned on Zhao Fangye’s shoulder, playing with his hair.
Noticing his boredom, Zhao Fangye reached out and patted his head to comfort him: “Is Huaixi tired? We’ll be there in a few days.”
Song Huaixi nodded, but his expression was a little listless. Seeing him like this, Zhao Fangye took out a jar of candied cherries from a small compartment.
“Want to try some? They’re not too sweet.” Zhao Fangye picked up one and put it on his lips, coaxing him.
“Cherries!”
Seeing what was on his mouth, Song Huaixi’s eyes lit up instantly, and he immediately sat up straight.
The food on the march was dry and hard to swallow.
To actually have fruit to eat.
He didn’t care whether it was sweet or not. It was already very good to have something to eat here. He opened his mouth and ate one, the sour and sweet taste immediately stimulating his taste buds.
Saliva secreted in his mouth.
Cherries were a spring fruit and were not easy to preserve. They were usually common in the capital, but to be able to find them in the arid Northwest was rare.
Song Huaixi was immediately happy and asked, “Where did these come from? They’re so good!”
Zhao Fangye smiled and didn’t answer, indulgently saying, “It’s good that Huaixi likes them.”
He had sent someone to buy them from the cities of the Northwest at great speed. Such a small jar was a rare item in the Northwest and worth a lot of money.
The march route was sparsely populated, and Song Huaixi was not eating well. These past few days, he had even lost some weight. Zhao Fangye couldn’t help but feel sorry for him.
He should have been the Song family’s beloved young master. Since marrying him, he had suffered many hardships. As long as it could make him happy, Zhao Fangye never cared about the cost.
Holding the jar, Song Huaixi ate with his cheeks bulging, and from time to time fed Zhao Fangye one. His face was full of joy.
Watching him eat with satisfaction, Zhao Fangye rested his chin, thinking that this person was really easy to satisfy. A jar of candied fruit was enough to make him so happy.
Reaching out to stroke the sugar stains on the corner of his mouth, Zhao Fangye said softly, “Don’t be greedy, eat slowly.”
“Okay, okay!”
Song Huaixi was very obedient, secretly thinking to himself, just one more, just one more.
Zhao Fangye was about to say something when he was interrupted by his subordinate’s report outside the carriage.
The subordinate rode his horse and knocked on the carriage window: “Your Highness, General Lanfeng is ahead, saying she has come to welcome Your Highness.”
Zhao Fangye raised his eyebrows slightly and said in a low voice, “Understood, let her come to see this Prince.”
“Yes!”
Zhao Fangye leaned against the soft pillow, his light-colored eyes containing some complex emotions. Song Huaixi no longer ate the candied fruit. He closed the jar and put it aside.
His eyes were a little curious. They just said general, who was it?
The next moment, a clear female voice came into the carriage.
Sikou Lanfeng dismounted and knelt in front of the carriage: “Your subject Sikou Lanfeng, leads the army to welcome His Highness Prince Ning!”
Zhao Fangye reached out and lifted the curtain, his narrow eyes falling on the kneeling person without any emotion.
Song Huaixi also looked over curiously through the lifted curtain.
The person was wearing silver armor, her long black hair was tied high into a neat ponytail. Kneeling on the ground, her face was not visible.
Her voice was calm. Zhao Fangye’s tone was concerned: “You’ve worked hard, General Lanfeng, rise. Is the old general still healthy?”
Sikou Lanfeng stood up, her face full of heroic spirit, her eyes sharp and decisive. Her nose was straight, and her lips were rosy. Even in armor, she could not hide her outstanding appearance.
Not a delicate beauty, but a tough, confident beauty with sharpness. Very powerful, she looked like a respectable female hero.
Song Huaixi couldn’t help but widen his eyes, watching in a daze.
So amazing! Girls can also be generals!
He had never seen such a heroic girl. She had a special temperament, and was completely different from the other women he had seen.
“My father is very well, thank you for Your Highness’ concern.” Lanfeng clasped her fists in both hands and bowed to Zhao Fangye to show her respect. When she looked up, she met a pair of dark eyes.
She was stunned for a moment, then immediately realized that this was Prince Ning’s consort. The one Prince Ning was willing to openly rebel for. She thought it would be a stunningly beautiful person.
Now, seeing it, she was indeed good-looking, but not to the extent of being devastatingly beautiful. On the contrary, she looked very simple.
Withdrawing her thoughts, Lanfeng’s eyes were bright, and she smiled generously: “This must be Prince Ning’s consort, right? Nice to meet you. Are you used to the Northwest?”
“Yes. Used to it.”
Seeing that she suddenly asked him, Song Huaixi didn’t know how to answer, so he could only nod.
In his heart, he added a few more points of goodwill towards her.
After chatting with Zhao Fangye about military matters, Lanfeng led the troops to clear the way ahead.
Zhao Fangye turned his head and looked at Song Huaixi, who was stillleaning on the window looking at her, pinching his waist and pulling him back into his arms.
His tone was jealous, and he said sourly, “Since just now, Huaixi’s eyes have been glued to her. Does Huaixi like her?”
Song Huaixi nodded, seeing Zhao Fangye’s face instantly darken.
He was so frightened that he quickly shook his head and explained: “No, I think she’s amazing! I like Zhao Fangye the most, I don’t like her.”