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It has been three days, and Su Peijiu has also been staring blankly at the peach blossoms by the stone bed for three days, just as she has been silent with Qi Mo for three days.
On this day, Qi Mo is dressed in white, with intricate patterns embroidered in gold thread on the collar.
He rarely wears white clothes, so the moment Su Peijiu sees him in that outfit, her Water Eyes fixate on it, unable to look away.
How much can a ten-year-old remember?
At least she remembers everything about him...
That white robe is something young Qi Mo often draped over himself... So what does it mean that Qi Mo is wearing this outfit again now?
"...Are you still not planning to talk to me?" He walks over, holding a bowl of thick rice porridge and a plate of vegetables.
Su Peijiu furrows her brows and shifts her gaze away.
"Drink this bowl of porridge, and I will send you back." Qi Mo finally relents.
After hearing this, Su Peijiu reaches out to take the hot porridge from his hands, bringing it to her lips and gulping it down. Only after finishing does she realize her lips have been burned and blistered.
"...Do you ever consider my feelings when you treat yourself like this?" With a cold touch at her lips, he applies ointment to the wound.
"Can't you take better care of this body?" Qi Mo sighs and places the ointment in her hand. "Three times a day."
Su Peijiu turns her eyes away. Take care of this body?
...Take care of it for him? This body is not hers...
"Let's go." She closed her eyes and spoke. Then she stood up and walked towards the distance. Qi Mo watched her slender figure, feeling for a moment that she was about to ride the wind away, and his heart tightened.
"Don't leave me, never leave me... Don't leave me alone in this world anymore..."
He suddenly embraced her from behind, his elegant voice slightly hoarse as it rang in her ear: "Promise me..." He stubbornly demanded an answer.
"Mm." The woman gazed at the red clouds ahead, but her eyes were filled with frost.
Since when did you, Qi Mo, start to care about someone?
... Do you care about Su Peijiu? Unfortunately, the owner of this body is her, Qin Ge... Everything you care about I will destroy. Just like what you did to me back then!
Qi Mo... I want to see if you will feel pain...
...
Liang City.
Dressed in a stunning red outfit, Ji Yu looked coldly at the man in white across from him, his gaze finally landing on the girl beside him.
"Junior Sister, come here." He extended his hand, and Su Peijiu walked over. At that moment, after he had slain all the men in black and chased them to the cliff, he only saw Cat Face Mask lying alone on the ground. It was then that he finally understood what this junior sister meant to him.
"You scared your senior brother." He looked at Su Peijiu as she approached and pulled her into his embrace: "I thought you..."
"Sorry for worrying Senior Brother." Su Peijiu smiled at Ji Yu.
Ji Yu took a mask from his sleeve and said, "Put this on. Your Deputy General will be here soon."
Su Peijiu took the mask and put it on. At that moment, Ji Yu looked at Qi Mo across from him and sneered, "Thank you, Desolate King, for personally bringing my junior sister back. We have matters to attend to, so we won't be entertaining Desolate King."
Qi Mo had a cold expression with no hint of emotion. He glanced at the slender figure wearing the Cat Face Mask standing over there, then turned his gaze to Ji Yu: "Since you are a senior brother, you should fulfill your responsibilities as one. As the leader of the Demon Sect, you can't even handle a few assassins. Truly living up to your empty reputation."
Qi Mo's voice was flat, revealing no emotions, but Ji Yu could sense the sarcasm behind it.
Instead of getting angry, he laughed: "Is someone who hides in the shadows and reaps the benefits truly great?"
He wasn't unaware that Qi Mo had been following him; he just couldn't be bothered… Not showing up when the assassins attacked and now acting as if it's only natural—does he think Ji Yu is a fool?!
Qi Mo's dark demeanor must be made clear to his junior sister!
"What difference is there between a leader like you who loves to engage in verbal disputes and a woman?" Qi Mo did not back down at all.
"That's still more straightforward than a hypocritical gentleman!"
"Enough!" Su Peijiu felt a headache coming on. After throwing out that statement, she left and happened to see Deputy General coming around the corner.
If these two wanted to argue, let them!
She had no time for such nonsense!
After Su Peijiu left, Ji Yu's expression immediately darkened. He stood opposite Qi Mo and threw a token onto the ground.
"Don't play these petty tricks! If the leader of Crimson Gate can only arrange for some assassinations, it would be quite ridiculous!" Looking at the indifferent expression on the person opposite him, he emphasized, "Stay away from her! Since you made the decision back then, don't slap yourself in the face!"
A dim light flashed in Qi Mo's eyes... The corners of his lips curled in sarcasm, "So you can approach her recklessly?"
"Qi Mo... You know that everyone in this world has the right to get close to her, except for you! Only you cannot!" His phoenix eyes narrowed slightly. "It's best for people to have a little self-awareness."
"Ji Yu, why do you have to deceive yourself?" He had no qualifications; what right did he have?!
"Qi Mo—!" Ji Yu placed his hand on his waist, ready to draw his sword at any moment, a murderous intent spreading.
Qi Mo looked at him with disdain: "You should blame your foolishness back then for missing out on a lifetime, Ji Yu... You are just another pitiful person in this world." After finishing this sentence, he turned and left.
"Missing out on a lifetime..." The man in red murmured this phrase, a mix of emotions flashing in his phoenix eyes.
...
"What is the situation over at Crimson Kingdom? Is the enemy preparing to attack the city?" Although she knew that Jun Ye Su would never mobilize troops before seeing her, Su Peijiu still pretended to ask Deputy General.
Deputy General shook his head: "I also find it very strange. Crimson Kingdom has united with Eighteen Zhou Kingdom, all stationed outside Liang City, but they show no intention of attacking."
"Okay, I understand."
June has already passed; there are still fifteen days until mid-July. She needs to train these five hundred thousand soldiers as best as she can.
Not all five hundred thousand can be elite soldiers, so she needs to select the young and strong ones and gather some veteran soldiers.
"By the way, let's also insert the people from Nan Xie Tower. They are always thinking about the tricks of those merchants and how to establish themselves in the martial world.
Merchants prioritize profit, which is also why she encountered danger and Nan Xie Tower couldn't appear in front of her in time. Although she didn't know how Flower Mother taught them, she certainly didn't want a group of people dragging her down!
Since Yue Niang has given her this century of Nan Xie, she won't hold back.
"Is Yan Bai here?" After saying goodbye to the Deputy General at the corner, she spoke to the air.
Then a young boy holding a sword appeared behind her: "Master of the Building."
"Mm." She nodded. "Have they reached that level with Flower Mother?"
"Flower Mother has run into trouble," Yan Bai frowned.
"What trouble?" Is there anyone in the marketplace who dares to stop someone from Nan Xie Tower? That would truly be surprising.
"The Zhuang Master from Cangjian Villa monopolizes supplies as long as Flower Mother doesn't see him for a day," Yan Bai said, holding his sword, his delicate face showing disapproval.
Su Peijiu laughed instead: "What is Flower Mother doing? Hasn't seen him yet?"
"Flower Mother is currently trying to acquire shops from Cangjian Villa, seemingly planning to confront Cangjian Villa head-on."
Su Peijiu frowned slightly; at this moment, Flower Mother seemed a bit childish. "Has Black Crow not stopped Flower Mother?"
At the mention of Black Crow, a blush crossed Yan Bai's fair face, which made Su Peijiu curious: "What is Black Crow doing?"
“Black Crow lingered at the Flower Pavilion, having met the most important person of his life.”
“Well, this is something. One by one, they are all falling in love. Am I just a decoration as the Master of the Building?”
“Go release that!” she ordered with a stern face.
Yan Bai was surprised for a moment, then obediently took out a firecracker, preparing to light it when Su Peijiu came over and tapped him: “Set it off on the outskirts of the city. The people in the city are already anxious; we must not draw attention to ourselves.”
Yan Bai nodded and then vanished in an instant.
He had only come into contact with the Master of the Building that morning, but because the man beside the Master of the Building was exceptionally skilled, they could only communicate through coded messages. Fortunately, they successfully met in Liang City.
Thinking about how the Master of the Building assigned him a task upon their first meeting made him a bit excited.
He flew to the outskirts of the city and pulled apart the firecracker, sending a burst of red light soaring into the sky, lingering for a long time.
This was a signal that would only be sent out during emergencies at Nan Xie Tower. Upon seeing this level of signal, all upper-level members of Nan Xie Tower had to rush back, no matter the circumstances! Even if they had broken arms or legs, they had to crawl back.
Although he didn't know why the Master of the Building wanted to send this signal, he believed that whatever she did must have her reasons.
Returning to Liang City, Su Peijiu came out after changing her clothes. Yan Bai gave her a signal, and she nodded slightly in acknowledgment.
A flush passed over Yan Bai's face from his hidden spot.
Upon reaching the military camp, Deputy General and several other generals were already standing there. When she entered, only Deputy General nodded at her, while the others pretended to casually ignore her.
It seems that she is not submissive.
Su Peijiu coldly laughed to herself and sat down in the main seat without leaving a trace.
"Does the general think that commanding troops and waging war is child's play? Disappearing for three whole days?" A bearded general spoke up, his words filled with dissatisfaction towards Su Peijiu.
"And who might this be?" she asked with a faint smile.
The bearded general snorted, "I am Big Tiger!"
"Big Tiger?" Su Peijiu said with a half-smile.
"Indeed, it is I!"
"Take him away and give him ten strokes with the military rod!" She slammed her hand on the chair, forcefully breaking the chair's deputy.
Big Tiger was startled for a moment, then dissatisfied he said, "The general disappears for three days and comes back just to punish me, Big Tiger? What kind of reasoning is that?!"
"What kind of reasoning is that?" She tucked her swollen hand into her sleeve, leaning to the side as she looked at the Deputy General. "Why should we punish him?"
"Disrespecting authority and questioning superiors is a serious military offense," the Deputy General stated succinctly. With a wave of his hand, two soldiers came forward to drag Big Tiger away.
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