This was the first time that Xinyi had seen a war scene with her own eyes since she had gone south for so long - a small-scale battle, with less than a hundred people together, but the neighing of horses, the clang of swords and guns, and the cry of blood had already frightened her, and she couldn't bear to see it. See.

Fu Jiuqu tightened his grip on her, "Are you afraid?"

Xin Yi grimaced, "Did you do it on purpose? Just to force me to return to Beijing?"

Fu Jiuqu did not answer, but asked: "Then will you come back or not?"

"No reply!"

"When we get to Yongzhou, it will be a hundred, a thousand times crueler than here."

"I don't!"

"Someone is trying to kill me, and I don't even know where they are hiding."

"I'll accompany you."

"They can't kill me, they will turn against you."

"I'm not afraid."

A long wind passed by, and the woman's voice was clear to the ears. Fu Jiuqu wrapped his arms around her waist, and wore a cloak to hunt in the river breeze, but his face was as dark as the frost and snow of the twelfth lunar month.

"Eleven, this time, you have to go!"

"Really?" Xin Yi raised the corners of his mouth, showing some suspicion in his eyes. He raised the corners of his lips and smiled, "Whether I leave or not is not up to you..."

Before his voice fell, Fu Jiuqu's body suddenly leaned down, hanging from his waist like a horse, and his hand on Xin Yi's waist was instantly released.

Xin Yi was startled, but saw two strong barbarian men picking up spears and stabbing him.

"Brother Ninth!"

"Prince..."

Several exclamations sounded at the same time.

Time seemed to slow down suddenly, and the pictures in front of him slowly passed through Xin Yi's eyes frame by frame...

By the time she recovered from her shock, Fu Jiuqu had quickly drawn his sword and turned around, and sat back firmly on the horse. Controlling the horse, drawing the sword, and killing people, he did it all in one go, as fast as if it happened in an instant.

But the two strong men who intended to attack in a sneak attack fell to the ground with their spears, and one of them had a gash on his face, with blood dripping down and looking very dazzling.

"Stay alive." Fu Jiuqu coldly wiped the blood from the blade and said in a deep voice, "Go back and tell your master that a melon that is forced is not sweet, but a man who knows the current affairs is a hero."

The two strong barbarian men were shocked and touched their necks, with a bit of fear in their eyes.

Cao Yi strode closer and saw Xin Yi sitting in front of Fu Jiuqu's horse. His eyes were as lonely as snow in the wind, and he moved away without leaving a trace.

"Chonglou, are you okay?"

Fu Jiuqu shook his head and jumped off the horse, "It's okay."

Xin Yi jumped off the horse and looked at Cao Yi, who was approaching, and then at Fu Jiuqu.

"Who can tell me what's going on?"

Cao Yi frowned, his eyes fell on Fu Jiuqu, he pondered for a moment, and then said in a deep voice: "When Chonglou was spying on Nong Zhigao's military situation, he offended all the thirty-six cave chiefs."

Are all thirty-six holes offended?

That's not easy either.

Xin Yi was puzzled, "How did you get offended?"

Fu Jiuqu looked at those barbarians and raised his eyebrows without saying a word.

Cao Yi glanced at him and suddenly pursed his lips and smiled.

"Since the beginning of the army, Nong Zhigao has been trying to win over the thirty-six-dong native chiefs to jointly fight against the imperial court... The imperial court is also trying its best to persuade the thirty-six-dong natives to submit... The three parties have been fighting for a long time, but the chief is moved by the imperial court's conditions. , but he wants to marry his daughter to the prince of Guangling County..."

These chiefs were the local emperors, whom Nong Zhigao originally tried his best to win over.

But Thirty-sixth Dong did not defect to the Southern Kingdom of Genong Zhigao, and the Song Dynasty was not willing to be enemies with them, and kept sending people to lobby for friendship. However, these old foxes always sat on the wall and watched.

It was not until the Battle of Pennsylvania, when the Song army won a great victory, that the native chiefs began to waver.

As a result, marriage became an eternal alliance method. The chief expressed his willingness to submit to the Song Dynasty, but he had to marry his beautiful young daughter to the prince of Guangling County as a concubine.

That girl just turned fifteen this year.

The court believed that the other party was sincere in not seeking a real wife, and hoped that the Prince of Guangling County would accept it.

Fu Jiuqu thanked him but refused.

In the Tu village in Thirty-sixth Cave, the local chieftain entertained the envoys from the Song Dynasty with fine wine and delicacies, and also invited Fu Jiuqu.

At the banquet, the chief took matters into his own hands, dressing his daughter in red and colorful clothes, treating the banquet as a wedding banquet, and invited the chiefs and elders from Thirty-Six Cave to have a lively event.

This move was also an attempt to force Fu Jiuqu into submission.

Most people can't get off the tiger, so they just go with the flow.

Unexpectedly, Fu Jiuqu flipped the table, threw up his sleeves and left without giving him any face.

This made the Thirty-sixth Cave chieftain very angry.

Fu Jiuqu’s current situation is embarrassing and subtle. I won’t go into details for the time being. I will only say that each of the thirty-six holes has its own magic weapon and a lot of tricks to trick people. Each of them is happy with their grudges and must avenge them. In order to redeem themselves,

With dignity, he gritted his teeth and said that he could either go back and be their son-in-law, or...carry the body back and have a ghost marriage.

These barbarians were sent by Thirty-sixth Cave to capture the son-in-law.

After hearing this, Xin Yi didn't know whether to laugh or be angry.

"Can running an errand cause a lot of bad things?"

Fu Jiuqu glanced at her lazily, "The charm lies in the fact that humans and ghosts cannot escape."

Xin Yi burst out laughing and saw the barbarians being disarmed and tied up by the swarming Song soldiers. He cursed at Fu Jiuqu and spoke in a dialect they couldn't understand, and asked in a low voice:

"How are Ninth Brother going to deal with it?"

"Send it back." Fu Jiuqu raised his eyebrows, "Give it to their chief as a big gift."

I don't want to kill because I don't want to mess up the relationship at this juncture.

Obviously, Fu Jiuqu had some discretion.

Xin Yi reached out and stroked the horse's back, and said with a half-smile, "So, just because the chief wants you to marry his daughter, you want me to go back to Bianjing?"

Cao Yi smiled lightly and said, "It will be very inconvenient for the prince to have you here."

Fu Jiuqu glared at Cao Yi who was gloating about his misfortune. Seeing Xin Yi's face slumped, he raised his hand to hug her. But seeing so many soldiers, he retracted his hand and dusted his sleeves.

"None of the people in the Thirty-sixth Hole are normal. Eleven, I'm afraid they will hurt you. Moreover, the decisive battle with Nong Zhigao is about to happen. I may not be able to take care of you, and the camp is not absolutely safe..."

Xin Yi was as calm as ever.

"I don't."

"..."

This little stubborn guy.

Fu Jiuqu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and had to keep a straight face.

"You can't mess around here."

Xin Yi raised his brows lightly and said seriously: "Even if you want to marry the daughter of a local chieftain, I have to stay and have a glass of wedding wine before you are willing to accept it. Otherwise, no one can convince me..."

She snorted coldly as if she was angry, her face full of displeasure.

Fu Jiuqu was speechless, but Cao Yi felt sour in his heart.

If Xin Yi had been so stubborn towards him, would he have easily compromised with his mother and agreed to marry the Lu family's wife?

…

Not many people know about what happened in the Thirty-sixth Cave in the fourth year of Huangyou's reign, but it was by no means as simple as a chief marrying his daughter. It also involved the tug-of-war and trade-offs between all parties.

Xin Yi was not unaware of this, but the fact that Fu Jiuqu insisted on sending her back to Beijing was enough to make her angry.

She is not a decoration, nor anyone's vassal, nor is she willing to let others decide her own destiny. She has her own stubbornness in the relationship between men and women. Sometimes taking a step back may bring about short-term peace, but in the long run Look, maybe it will only make the other party go further.

She won't leave.

Unless Fu Jiuqu drives her out of the camp.

Xin Yi stubbornly insisted on her own thoughts, and couldn't tell whether she was disgusted, angry, or disappointed by this matter deep down in her heart. After returning, she returned to the military medical camp, and if she didn't go to Fu Jiuqu, she took the initiative to cut off the relationship with him. his connection.

"I'm not here for him."

In that small room filled with medicinal materials, Xin Yi faced the emptiness of the room and said this to her heart.

Then, I fell asleep with my head covered, and when I woke up the next day, it was Dr. Xin who spoke warmly and smiled.

Xin Yi did it without bringing emotions to work.

But there was no news from Fu Jiuqu all day long, and her mind began to have uncontrollable thoughts again...

Is Fu Jiuqu using a cold war to force her to go back?

What is he thinking? Will he temporarily agree to the chieftain after weighing the pros and cons?

After hesitating until evening, Xin Yi went to the kitchen, preparing to cook something for Di Qing and learn about the situation.

Jiwu was lighting a fire in front of the stove, holding a book in his hand.

This monk seemed to like to read a book while lighting a fire. He was so absorbed in reading that even Xin Yi didn't notice when he came closer.

Xin Yi snorted, "Senior Brother Jiwu, is the meal ready?"

Ji Wu came back to his senses and stared blankly at the little lady in front of him who was smiling lightly, smiling shyly, "Not yet, the steward said that we need to boil a few pots of anti-fouling soup. It was ordered by the military medical camp. Doctor Xin doesn't know?"

(End of chapter)
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