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Mo Lin, who was three steps away, raised his eyebrows at Jia Cheng: "Look, Jia Cheng, look, the master is shy in front of the girl he likes."

"If you don't want to be heard by the master and punished, you'd better keep your voice down or shut up."

"Tsk, you are the only one who understands the master."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw his master looking towards him quietly.

Mo Lin's face suddenly tightened and he gave Gu Xingyan a smile that was uglier than crying.

He was not wrong. The master's face was a little red, and he didn't dare to look at the girl.

"But, speaking of which, who is this girl? Her martial arts skills are so amazing, better than you and me who used to be secret guards in the East Palace."

Jia Cheng also looked towards Li Shuangwan. Indeed, the ferocity with which he killed the enemy frightened him: "Master Sanqing's top disciple."

Maureen pouted at him, making it seem like he didn't know.

Li Shuangwan glared at Gu Xingyan: "Don't keep scaring Mo Lin like this. You've frightened the child silly."

Gu Xingyan slowly raised his head, glanced at her sideways, and reminded her again: "He has a girl he likes."

Again, Li Shuangwan was speechless: "Yes, yes, he has a girl he likes, and someone cares about him, so I don't need to say good things for him."

Gu Xingyan snorted softly, took the kettle from Li Shuangwan, and drank a few gulps.

This was what she had just drunk. Li Shuangwan's face suddenly turned red, but she pretended not to notice and stuffed the steamed bun into her mouth.

Gu Xingyan didn't realize that he was thinking about something else.

The military report had been sent to Sijiu City at a speed of 800 miles. At the same time, he believed that the defender of Suizhou City must have also received the news of the defeat of the Ava army.

He will surely deliver this news to their king by fast horse.

According to the previous life, the king of Zhao would send their high priest to sign a truce agreement with him to discuss many matters such as releasing the captives of Ava and Zhao, ceding land and paying compensation to Daliang, etc.

And to complete all these tasks, it will take at least one to one and a half months.

It is already March, and in a month and a half it will be mid-to-late April.

It would take at least one and a half months to travel from Rangcheng back to Sijiucheng, a distance of more than 2,000 miles.

They had marched at a rapid pace when they came, so they couldn't march at a rapid pace when they returned. Walking over a hundred miles a day would be too much for the soldiers' knees.

On the first day of arriving in Yongzhou, he found the military doctor preparing medicine for the wounds while patrolling the camp. He said that many soldiers had severe knee pain due to the forced march.

This is all because I have walked too much over the years.

This will take until the beginning of June.

Moreover, after arriving in Shengjing, he had to reward the three armies, comfort the sacrificed soldiers, treat the injured soldiers, reorganize the army, and many other things.

"Yan, ah, Yanyan, when do you plan to return to Shengjing?"

Although she is now her uncle's adopted daughter, he knows that she will have to go back sooner or later.

"In the early to mid-May. According to my previous life, my father and brother should have driven Northern Qi back to their old nest around the beginning of May. After that, Emperor Jingzhang issued an order to recall my father, mother and brother. They arrived in Shengjing City at the end of May."

Upon learning that her parents and brother had returned to Shengjing, her grandmother, who had lived in Xixiang City since her grandfather passed away, immediately returned to Shengjing City.

There was a hint of murderous intent in Li Shuangwan's eyes. She still had important accounts to settle with this good grandmother.

Then he closed his eyes and looked at Gu Xingyan: "I miss them."

Her mother stayed in Shengjing City for about a month some time ago, but she couldn't remember how many years it had been since she last saw her father and brother in her past and present lives.

Since she entered the Eastern Palace and later lived in Empress Zhaoguo's Huaqing Palace, it became difficult for her father, brothers and other outsiders to meet her except during festivals.

"I want to go back with you." Gu Xingyan looked into her eyes and said firmly.

If it weren't for him, this girl could have gone back to the northwest with Madam Zhu after escaping from Prince Heng's Mansion.

With General Li's prestige and connections in the northwest, any identity he arranged for her would not be worse than making her the adopted daughter of the Duke Shu of Daliang.

"Hmm? But the Chen clan has not been purged from the court yet, and your brother has only been on the throne for a short time. You have to stay and help him."

Gu Xingyan stretched out his hand and slowly and gently held her already rough and cracked hand.

This hand had many cuts from killing enemies, and there were even a few bleeding cuts on the back of the hand.

"Yan Yan, I have to go back with you. I am here as the ninth prince of Daliang, and you are here as the adopted daughter of the Duke of Shu of Daliang."

Only if she returns with this identity will Ling Heng not dare to make plans against her again.

"The diplomatic relations between the two countries are normal."

"However, in this case, we can only leave Sijiu City at the end of June, and by the time we arrive in Shengjing, it will be mid-July at the earliest."

"Can you wait for me? I will arrange everything as soon as possible."

Their eyes met, and a warm current slowly flowed through her heart. She could no longer utter the words of refusal. She turned her hand over, interlocked her fingers with his, and looked into his eyes intently.

Said: "Okay."

Suddenly, Gu Xingyan stood up and ordered loudly: "Come here, tell the cooks to increase the firepower and prepare enough porridge and steamed buns."

"Xingyan, what are you doing?"

Gu Xingyan asked Li Shuangwan to look down, and saw that several lieutenants had surrounded Ava.

Several of them were obviously very emotional and looked like they were about to attack Ava.

"Great General Wang, look up, look at these people. They are all dying, dying!"

"For the sake of your pitiful self-esteem, why not surrender? What are you wasting? Our lives?"

"If everyone starves to death or freezes to death, then you will have some face!"

Ava said nothing.

He hadn't said a word since he threw away the scimitar in his hand a few days ago.

Suddenly, a rumbling sound rolled over everyone's heads.

It is going to rain.

Just when they thought their attempts to persuade him to surrender were still futile, Ava suddenly stood up.

"Where is Gu Xingyan!"

"I'm always here." Gu Xingyan's cold voice came.

Ava smiled bitterly. It turned out that Gu Xingyan's martial arts skills were so high. No wonder, no wonder the king asked him to be careful of him.

"Someone, please ask the great general King Ava to come up."

A rope was thrown down to pull him up.

Ava couldn't afford to lose face to that man. Even though he hadn't slept for several days and nights and hadn't eaten a single grain of rice, his strength was almost exhausted.

But he still used his toes to gain momentum several times and leaped up.

Shu Wenbo, Liang Tianyou, Jia Cheng and Mo Lin immediately became alert and protected Gu Xingyan behind them.

"Master, be careful of fraud."

"Everyone get out of the way."

"Master, I will protect you!" Morin put the knife on his wrist and stared at Ava.

Ava sneered and spread his arms, indicating that he had no weapons and what little strength he had was used to climb the mountain.

Gu Xingyan glanced at Mo Lin.

Maureen retreated obediently.

The two men were three steps apart, and Ava slowly knelt on one knee: "I, the King of Ava, the Great General of Zhao State, surrender to Gu Xingyan, the commander of the Canglang Army of Daliang!"

Gu Xingyan looked at him.