After rebirth, I joined forces with my mortal enemy to seek revenge.

Turning his head and glancing at the blazing fire behind him, Pei Jiaoran's eyes flashed with thought. The archer on the side saw that she was still standing, so he tugged on her sleeve and motioned for her to squat down quickly.

As he was told, Pei Jiaoran squatted down and still looked down. The Tibetan people who had burned the city destroyer were shouting under the city with their spears and spears. The scimitar hanging beside the horse shone sharply under the moonlight.

"Tibet has withdrawn its troops!"

Pei Jiaoran breathed a sigh of relief as he watched the smoke and dust fade away. Sheathed the sword and stood up holding on to the wall. Sensing unkind eyes falling on him, a smile appeared on his lips.

Li Xiujing strode towards her and said coldly: "Pei Jiaoran, are you crazy?"

"If I hadn't been sure, I wouldn't have done this." Pei Jiaoran turned his head to avoid Li Xiujing's gaze, and said in a deep voice: "They are really willing to bring out the city-destroying vehicle. The governor should go and make statistics on the current situation first. , I’m fine.”

As he spoke, Pei Jiaoran walked to the stone steps of the city tower and sat down, placing Chunjun on his knees and lowering his eyes to relax. Seeing her like this, Li Xiujing sighed, gathered his clothes and sat down next to her. He also ordered his soldiers to summon Feng Yuanxian.

"We will count the casualties and provide compensation according to the system. You also go and rest for a while. I will defend the city tonight." Li Xiujing instructed.

Feng Yuanxian responded with a smile. His eyes turned to Pei Jiaoran, who was concentrating with his eyes closed, and then winked at Li Xiujing. He handed over the water bag in his hand.

"General, you should be more considerate of others." After saying this, Feng Yuanxian turned around and left.

Looking down at the water bag in his hand, Li Xiujing stretched out his arms, "Would you like a drink of water?"

Pei Jiaoran closed his eyes and shook his head, but his fingers kept tickling the tassel on the scabbard. Suddenly he opened his eyes, reached out and took the water bag from Li Xiujing's hand, raised his head and drank.

The slender neck was slightly raised, and its skin looked even fairer in the moonlight. Li Xiujing couldn't help but take a few more glances.

Looking down at Li Xiujing, Pei Jiaoran said: "If the governor leaves the city for an expedition, remember to give me the power to control the generals and mobilize the troops."

Pei Jiaoran does not value the amount of power in her hands, she cares more about the power of affairs. Although Li Xiujing had already verbally told her subordinates that if he was not around, all government affairs in Guazhou City would be arranged by her, but this was empty talk to her. Of course it is possible in peacetime, but in wartime, these are not as serious as granting authority.

Every sentence was arranged by her, she just said it nicely. If these people really want to take the opportunity to cause trouble, this sentence is equivalent to nonsense. It might even speed up her death. So she asked Li Xiujing to give the seal to control the generals.

"The governor may lead an expedition at any time..." Pei Jiaoran's eyes were solemn and his tone was quite rational. "Although I can guard Guazhou, I don't have the power to mobilize troops. After all, the governor can't guarantee that these people have the right to mobilize troops." It has not been infiltrated by foreign enemies, and if someone wants to take the opportunity to rebel, there is no way to resist."

The military talisman in her hand could only mobilize county soldiers, but now these people were arranged by her to guard the granary and other places in the city and could not be mobilized easily. And Li Xiujing was the governor who only took over three years ago. The informants left by the previous governor Dugu Chen could not be eliminated for a while. No one can guarantee whether these people will take the opportunity to cause trouble after receiving the secret order.

Hearing this, Li Xiujing's eyes were stunned. There are indeed many people who hope that he and Pei Jiaoran will not get along well. Dugu Chen is one, and he takes over from him. It is impossible to say that he does not have his informant around him.

So he also considered what Pei Jiaoran would do if he wanted to lead an expedition. After all, her temperament is not like someone who is willing to put her life in the hands of others.

Li Xiujing still planned to select a few of his own guards to support her, but now he had the idea of ​​teasing her. He took a gold seal from his sleeve and held it in his hand, "You always ask for favors from me, but never give me anything. How can you do this kind of business in the world? I have been losing money for so long, unless..."

"Unless what?" Pei Jiaoran frowned.

Hearing this, Li Xiujing approached her and whispered in her ear, "Call me Erlang more often. I'll give you the gold seal and the holiday."

Although the Jiajie in the hands of the governor was far inferior to that of the Envoy Chijie, who could only kill those who disobeyed military orders in wartime, it was enough for Pei Jiaoran.

After squinting at Li Xiujing for a while, Pei Jiaoran raised his lips. She turned over and pressed him on the stone steps, looking frivolous. The manicured nails were attached to the not-so-full fingertips and stretched out slowly. When he touched his slightly prickly chin, the other party visibly trembled. Tenderness gathered in her peach blossom eyes, like a spirit dormant in the mountains, confusing people's minds.

"Erlang ~ Li Erlang." The end of the voice was deliberately prolonged, and Pei Jiaoran narrowed his eyes. The fingers slide along the lower jaw to the Adam's apple, and the Adam's apple rolls under the coolness of the fingertips. With a smile in her eyes, she slowly untied the laces on his armor, but she didn't untie them for a long time. Instead, it was tied tighter.

Not knowing what Pei Jiaoran was going to do, Li Xiujing had no choice but to say: "Don't move."

"Erlang." Pei Jiaoran called with a smile.

The voice, like the melting of ice and snow in spring, passed through the armor and poured onto Li Xiujing's increasingly hot heart. It didn't bring him a chill, but made him feel even hotter.

He gritted his teeth and glared at Pei Jiaoran. Seeing her eyes full of arrogance and cunning, she turned into an innocent look. He then knew she did it on purpose.

Unable to untie the armor for a while, Pei Jiaoran simply moved his hand back to the raised Adam's apple and rubbed it gently in circles. It was as light as the spring breeze, yet extremely innocent.

That innocent look made Li Xiujing's teeth tighten with anger. Picking up the bit of lucidity that was still under his control, he suddenly turned over, supporting half of his body with his hands, and a shadow fell on Pei Jiaoran.

"What are you looking forward to, Erlang?" Pei Jiaoran covered his lips and smiled sternly, "There is a saying that steals the chicken but loses the rice." The hairpin in his hand happened to be in front of the slowly leaning chest, jade and gold and iron. They hit each other and formed a soft chant. Her eyes were half-opened, and her sneer gaze hidden under her laziness fell on Li Xiujing's throat.

Li Xiujing took a deep breath and took away the hosta that was pressed against his chest. In an instant, the golden seal was thrust into her hand.

"Take it and do whatever you want, and also protect Guazhou for me."

Looking at the gold seal in his hand, Pei Jiaoran smiled. He pushed Li Xiujing away with force and rolled out of his cover. Then he stood up expressionlessly and bowed his hands.

"I'll definitely live up to my rank." After saying that, he sat back down cross-legged.

Li Xiujing still maintained the posture of lying on her back, and the heat lingering in her heart had long since been blown away by the cold northwest wind. Only a faint trace of Xun Ling's fragrance remains in the breath.

"Pei Jiaoran, do you have another purpose for doing so much?" Li Xiujing asked seriously.

"No." Pei Jiaoran answered resolutely, "It is the county magistrate's responsibility to defend the city. I am selfless, so the governor does not need to doubt me."

Li Xiujing smiled when a distant voice fell on his ear. How could it not be selfish? Her intentions were too obvious. But since she didn't want to say it, he wouldn't ask.

Anyway, it's a good thing to see her again.