Don't disturb me, I won't be a concubine

When there was only one person left, Dong Jiafu and Cui Qiyan went to look for him, they saw that the gate to his residence was locked.

Dong Jiafu was mentally prepared for this and asked the people around her, and found out that they had indeed left the city to seek refuge.

In this case, they can only rely on Liuzhisun or go to the Eight Immortals Mountain to find someone themselves.

The sun was setting and the two men walked towards the inn.

As soon as the two turned out of the alley, they heard someone shouting in front of them, "Catch the thief, catch the thief quickly--"

A man was running towards this side quickly, and a woman was chasing him while shouting. The woman was not as strong as the man to begin with, and the shouting made her fall further away.

The man ran recklessly, and the pedestrians on the road just dodged and no one went up to stop him.

However, a man in military uniform ran out from another intersection and chased the man.

Seeing that the man was about to reach them, Cui Qiyan said to Dong Jiafu: "Afu, please move back a little, don't let him hurt you."

Dong Jiafu knew that he was going to attack, so she quickly took a few steps back.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way--" the man waved his hands to drive people away.

Cui Qiyan did not retreat but advanced, and when the man approached, he grabbed him swiftly and pressed him to the ground.

At this time, a man in military uniform also ran over, pinched his waist and panted, and said to Cui Qiyan who was standing with his back to him: "You are quite skilled. All right, leave the man to me..."

Dong Jiafu was a little surprised to hear the voice. It sounded like a woman's voice, and it sounded familiar. She couldn't help but walk over to see what the person looked like.

Cui Qiyan stood up with the thief in his arms and looked at the man's military uniform. "Are you from the Xizhou Army?"

"Yes, give him to me."

When Dong Jiafu came over, the man also noticed her. Their eyes met, and they were both stunned. Then they spoke in unison.

"It's you?"

"Miss Du?"

Cui Qiyan turned to Dong Jiafu and asked, "Do you know him?"

Du Manting, who already looked heroic in military uniform, dressed like a man, but her expression immediately changed when she saw Dong Jiafu.

"Why are you here?"

"This is the daughter of General Zhenyuan." Dong Jiafu introduced her to Cui Qiyan.

Du Manting glanced at Cui Qiyan and said sarcastically, "I really underestimated you before. I didn't expect that not only did you have the Duke of Dingguo and that rude guy surnamed Lu surrounding you in the capital, but you also have a man around you when you come to Xizhou."

Unexpectedly, Du Manting was still so hostile to her. Just as Dong Jiafu was about to speak, she heard Cui Qiyan coldly say, "Be more respectful with your mouth."

Du Manting was disdainful, "Oh, you're still protecting her. How long have you known her? Don't you know what's going on in the capital?"

"General, he stole my money..." The woman caught up and interrupted the three men.

Du Manting went straight to the point and found a purse on the thief. She asked the woman, "Is this yours?"

The woman quickly reached out and took it, "Yes, yes, this is mine."

"See if anything is missing."

"They are all here. Thank you, sir." The woman counted the money and left happily with the silver she had lost.

At the same time, a small group of soldiers also rushed over. One of them said to Du Manting respectfully but helplessly: "Miss Du, we are here to patrol together. You must not act on your own again. If anything happens, we can't afford it."

"I will take all the blame for anything that happens. You don't have to worry about it." Du Manting pointed at the person in Cui Qiyan's hand, "This person stole other people's money and took him to the government office."

The soldiers came forward to arrest the man.

Cui Qiyan let go of his hand and asked, "Who is leading the Xizhou Army now?"

"How dare you ask about important military secrets?" Du Manting said sternly.

"General Du is stationed in Liangzhou, but Miss Du is in the Xizhou army. Isn't that against the rules?"

"Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. Xizhou is in trouble and I am here to support them. Do I need you to make comments?"

The soldier next to her advised: "Miss Du, we still have to continue our patrol and cannot stay here for long."

Du Manting turned her gaze to Dong Jiafu and said, "No matter what you come to Xizhou for, I advise you to leave as soon as possible."

After saying this, she and the soldiers took the thieves away.

Cui Qiyan frowned and asked, "Does she have a grudge against you?"

"It's all because of you that I've been implicated by this love affair." Dong Jiafu said this and continued walking back.

Cui Qiyan was confused and hurriedly chased after her, "What peach blossom debt? This is the first time I met her, really."

Seeing that Dong Jiafu ignored him, Cui Qiyan panicked and softened his voice, "Afu, even if I die, can you let me be a clear-headed ghost?"

Dong Jiafu slowed down her pace. "She and Qin Fangsui are close friends. She came back to the capital a few months ago. I met her when we went on an outing."

"Qin Fangsui must have said something to her, that's why she treated you like this." Cui Qiyan felt a little relieved. Fortunately, the matter with Qin Fangsui was resolved. Then he asked, "Was Lu Siheng there that day?"

The person with the surname Lu mentioned by Miss Du should be Lu Siheng without a doubt. What did Lu Siheng do to Afu to make Miss Du say that?

Dong Jiafu didn't know what Cui Qiyan was thinking, so she said casually, "Yes, he had a competition with Miss Du."

Cui Qiyan didn't care about those two people, and hesitantly asked, "Lu Siheng didn't do anything excessive to you that day, did he?"

Dong Jiafu stopped immediately after hearing this, "Why do you ask that?"

"Just...just as Miss Du said just now, Lu Siheng and I have been following you in the capital..." Cui Qi Yan's eyes were wandering when he said this, and he didn't dare to look at her.

"Are you jealous?" Dong Jiafu followed him with her eyes with amusement.

Cui Qiyan couldn't hide, so he lowered his head and said, "Okay, I admit it."

Dong Jiafu hooked a finger at him and said with a smile, "Du Manting also said some unpleasant things to me when she saw me that day. Lu Siheng heard it and helped me to fight back. That's why Du Manting chased Lu Siheng to compete with him. She was good at kung fu, but she still lost in the end."

Cui Qiyan took Dong Jiafu's hand in his palm, raised the corner of his mouth, took her hand and walked a few steps away, then said apologetically: "Because I made you feel wronged, I promise that it will never happen again in the future."

"I don't care. Anyway, I have only met Du Manting twice and we are not familiar with each other. It doesn't matter if she doesn't know me and has prejudices against me."

Who hasn't been misunderstood in life? There is no need to explain to unimportant people.

The two men returned to the inn and waited for Tan Hao and the other two to come back. They sat downstairs and talked.

They carried back another basket of herbs, but unfortunately there was not a single snow spirit grass they were looking for.

Tan Hao sighed, "Baxian Mountain is too big. We don't know when we can find the Snow Spirit Grass with just the three of us."

"There are no clues in the city for now. I will go up the mountain with you tomorrow." Cui Qi Yan said.

"I'll go too." Dong Jiafu followed.

"You have to stay in the inn. Six-Fingered Sun might come looking for you." Cui Qi Yan didn't want her to take any risks.

Dong Jiafu thought about it and agreed.

However, the next day, before they could leave the house, the Northern Di people gathered troops and attacked the city.