Ah Jiu saluted and said goodbye outside the gate of the General's Mansion:

"Aunt Xue, if I meet Xue Zhen, I will definitely take your words with you. I'm afraid it could be as short as half a month or as long as two months. Madam, take care."

Mrs. Xue hurriedly returned the gift: "Miss Ninth, please take care of yourself. I'll wait for you to come back."

The two said goodbye.

There was disappointment in Hua Ling's eyes, and she looked at Ah Jiu pitifully.

This made Ah Jiu laugh. She had been in the military camp before entering the mansion, so she probably had never left the house.

Tuoba Yan couldn't wait and grabbed Ajiu's hand and pulled her into the carriage.

"Wait!" Ah Jiu looked at Hua Ling and blinked, with a super intriguing curve at the corner of his mouth.

Hua Ling immediately said cheerfully: "I know how to ride a horse, and I will be a groom." As he said that, he pushed Zhao Kun aside:

"Let's set off!"

Zhao Kun looked back with a confused expression. Ah Jiu blinked, and Zhao Kun understood.

Who knew that this little girl spread her legs, grabbed the horse's reins, and said, "Drive!"

She really didn't look like a girl like that. Zhao Kun sat aside with his arms folded.

With the support of Alan, Mrs. Xue watched the carriage leave the city.

"Madam, is there any progress?" Alan couldn't help but ask.

Mrs. Xue pursed her lips and smiled: "Yes, you should not ask more about this matter from now on."

Alan's face darkened, and he said reluctantly: "Yes."

In the carriage, Tuoba Yan was as happy as a grandson: "Jiu'er, I'm so happy that you can accompany me."

"You..." Ah Jiu did not continue talking about him, subconsciously lowering his eyes and unfolding the paper fan he took out from his arms in deep thought.

Putting away the folding fan and looking at the face, Ah Jiu's eyes fell on the luxurious clothes:

"You dress like a general, but why do you talk like a child?"

Accompanied by the cheers of all the people in Menghua City, the carriage slowly left the south gate.

"How do I look like a child? How can I say that I am an adult?" Tuoba Yan didn't like his woman to say this, and always felt that it was implicit that he was not a man.

Ah Jiu chuckled and opened the curtains to see that the carriage had already left Menghua City and was heading south slowly.

But Ah Jiu's thoughts slowly came to mind.

This is Liu County, right? Back then, their family fled from Xinghua Village to the south.

At that time, the family was bare and she was still locked up in the woodshed. Everything seemed to have happened just yesterday.

"Xiao Yan, will you pass by Xinghua Village?" Ah Jiu said softly.

Tuoba Yan's memory seems to be open only to Ah Jiu: "I remember that Xinghua Village is your hometown, so I'll take a detour without delay."

Ah Jiu put down the curtains and looked at Tuoba Yan with bright eyes: "Really? I swear, I just went to have a look and I will never waste time."

Tuoba Yan was in a good mood when he saw Ajiu'er's dimples were sunken. Who makes him love Jiu'er's smile the most? He pulled him over and hugged her:

"It doesn't matter if I'm delayed. It doesn't matter if I don't go to see King Nanming."

Upon hearing this, Ah Jiu sat up straight and said, "That won't work. Now that you have made a contribution, King Nanming might reward you."

Tuoba Yan lowered the corners of his lips for the first time and looked at Ajiu seriously. Seeing that her temple hair was scattered, he carefully combed her hair behind her ears:

"With you, I am content."

Ah Jiu was stunned. For the first time, he saw that there was no trace of joking in Tuoba Yan's eyes, but only seriousness and concentration. His eyes were full of her.

Ah Jiu quickly put away her gaze. Her heartbeat seemed to have accelerated just now. She was all too aware of the feeling that it was about to pop out of her throat.

"Then...that can't delay the business."

Seeing Jiuer's shyness, Tuoba Yan quickly laughed and said, "Then what do you mean by business?"

"..." Ah Jiu was suddenly speechless: "That is... that is to pacify the four directions, and the people can live and work in peace and contentment."

Ah Jiu's heart was racing like a deer. She couldn't remember when she started to like Tuoba Yan very much. It seemed that without him, life would be meaningless.

"Okay!" Tuoba Yan slapped his thigh and shouted, "Since Jiu'er said that pacifying the four directions is a serious matter, I'll take note of it."

"..." Ah Jiu patted her mouth and looked at the retreating desolation of winter outside the window. She sighed in her heart. She had better stop talking. Tuoba Yan would always take it seriously.

But as he looked at it, Ah Jiu felt familiar.

That mountain road is rugged, isn’t it the mountain road in Xinghua Village?

Soon, the carriage entered the village. Ah Jiu's eyes were filled with excitement, but the desolation before her made her burst into tears.
Chapter completed!