After Liu Zhenqing changed his clothes and went out, he saw Huo Fenglie sitting by the river bank, having a meal with everyone.

Liu Zhenqing walked over with a sullen face. Huo Fenglie didn’t dare to look up at him, but silently handed over some fish with the bones removed.

With a cold scoff, Liu Zhenqing grabbed some grilled fish from the side and ate it while ignoring Huo Fenglie.

Han Ye watched, saying: “What are you doing? General Huo has already prepared it for you.”

“I don’t want to eat what he prepared.” Liu Zhenqing clearly expressed his displeasure with Huo Fenglie.

Han Ye was puzzled. Wasn’t he fine just now? He changed clothes, and was disagreeable in the next moment.

But Liu Zhenqing’s attitude had Huo Fenglie at a loss, and he could only look at him silently.

He seized the opportunity at the right time to pass the water. Ignored. He passed the fruit. Ignored.

Han Ye watched Huo Fenglie’s overtures as Liu Zhenqing refused to accept them. He couldn’t stand idly watching anymore, and used his arm to jab him.

But Liu Zhenqing simply ignored Huo Fenglie, and in the end, Huo Fenglie ate the fish he had prepared himself.

When they got in the carriage, they found that the ice had been refilled.

“General Huo used his internal strength to do it, which is very labor-intensive,” Han Ye informed him.

Liu Zhenqing’s lips curled, and he was about to say something when he saw Huo Fenglie lift the curtain and start to come in. Liu Zhenqing’s face suddenly darkened. He picked up the fan to the side and pressed it against Huo Fenglie’s shoulder to push him out.

“Chen Jiangyue is so bored. You can ride horseback this afternoon, don’t come in.”

When Liu Zhenqing finished speaking, he pushed Huo Fenglie out of the carriage without a glance at his expression. 

The carriage started to move, and Huo Fenglie could only stand on the roadside looking at Chen Jiangyue. As if sensing its master’s pitiful aura, Chen Jiangyue leaned forward and nuzzled him. Huo Fenglie sighed, and could only mount his horse.

Although he was willing to be used by Qing-ge to relieve his loneliness, there was still a conflict in his heart that he was unable to get over so quickly. But it seemed that…..he had made Qing-ge unhappy, which was not what he wanted to see.

On the carriage, Han Ye narrowed his eyes at him and said: “If you’re actually upset, I’ll help you poison him.”

Liu Zhenqing was secretly peeking out through the curtains, and was surprised to hear this. He said with a smile: “I thought you would say I’m being unreasonable.”

“Yes, ah, it looks like you’re making unreasonable trouble. In any case, it’s not unusual for you to bully people, especially honest people,” Han Ye said bluntly.

“But you would still help me?” Liu Zhenqing said in bewilderment.

Han Ye said matter-of-factly: “You’re my master. He isn’t.”

Right, the people from Medical Valley protected one another even when they were in the wrong or unreasonable.

Smiling, Liu Zhenqing said: “I’ll ask you for poison if I really can’t bear it anymore later. This kid should be taught a lesson. He’s still rebellious. If I don’t make him learn how to behave, wouldn’t I be a weak husband, ah?”

“You’re the husband?” Han Ye raised an eyebrow.

Liu Zhenqing smiled: “You still know this?”

Han Ye immediately harrumphed, then devoted himself to reading medical texts. Seeing its usefulness, he dragged Liu Zhenqing to study together. Liu Zhenqing was only interested in medical skills in relation to Huo Fenglie, and had a bad attitude the rest of the time. Having been angry all day, Han Yu rolled his eyes, and Liu Zhenqing was so frustrated that he regretted driving Huo Fenglie away.

They approached Nanfeng City. The plan was to go straight to Medical Valley for treatment before going to Nanfeng City. But looking at the sky, it would be too late no matter where they went, so they stayed overnight in a nearby village.

Looking at the communal bed in front of him, Liu Zhenqing said directly to Han Ye: “Sleep with me.”

Suddenly, a hand reached out from behind to grasp Liu Zhenqing’s wrist. He turned back to look at Huo Fenglie with a raised eyebrow.

Huo Fenglie lowered his eyes and said nothing, simply holding his wrist.

Han Ye looked over: “Does it matter who sleeps with whom?”

Looking at the communal bed before them, there was a half-person-high board set up with bamboo in the middle. It was said to be two beds, but it was actually just a single bed with another single alongside it.

The coachman went to sleep with the old men, leaving just the four of them.

In the end, it was Liu Zhenqing and Huo Fenglie on one side, with Han Ye and the medicine boy on the other.

As Liu Zhenqing lay in bed, he suddenly recalled the last time he had slept on such a communal bed. When Huo Fenglie changed their positions to shield him from the wind, Liu Zhenqing had thought he was about to do something to him. Thinking about it, it was rather funny.

Now, Er-gou wouldn’t do anything he wanted Er-gou to do to him. It was annoying as hell. Although he was still clinging to him, it wasn’t enough.

When Huo Fenglie lay down, Liu Zhenqing deliberately turned his back and lay on his side with an angry appearance.

Sure enough, the other approached after a while and tugged at his clothes, whispering: “Qing-ge, I’m sorry. Don’t be angry, it’s all my fault.”

Liu Zhenqing continued to ignore him, having made up his mind to teach Er-gou a lesson. He sniffed coldly to indicate that he wasn’t asleep, and just intended to ignore him.

The people next to them also fell asleep one after the other. After a while, the little medicine boy’s soft snoring could be heard, and Han Ye’s breathing became calmer.

The windows were open. The stars could be seen outside, and the chirping of summer insects could be heard.

Looking at this, Liu Zhenqing’s heart inexplicably softened. Fine. On such a beautiful night, he couldn’t bear to make Er-gou sleep uneasily.

When he turned around, he was taken aback to see that Huo Fenglie wasn’t asleep either. He hadn’t even closed his eyes for sleep, and was looking at him steadily. The moment he turned around, bright light flashed in his dark eyes, as if he was surprised.

Liu Zhenqing’s lips curled up when he saw Huo Fenglie like this, and just as he was about to lean in and speak softly, he saw a look of determination suddenly flit across Huo Fenglie’s face.

A big hand was suddenly resting on Liu Zhenqing’s slim waist. Liu Zhenqing trembled, looking at Huo Fenglie with disbelief and expectancy.

Huo Fenglie looked somewhat uneasy, but although his eyes were averted, his body drew closer as he leaned forward and whispered: “Qing-ge, do you still want it?”

This hoarse, sexy voice was like lightning passing through every inch of Liu Zhenqing’s skin.

It was lethal. Once Huo Fenglie took the initiative, Liu Zhenqing could feel the changes in his body and had no ability to resist.

He let out a soft mmm almost without thinking about it.

Huo Fenglie’s hand moved slowly, and Liu Zhenqing also took the initiative. Huo Fenglie only froze for a moment this time, and then let Liu Zhenqing do it.

Liu Zhenqing smiled. Sure enough, Er-gou could only endure it so long. It was obvious…..Liu Zhenqing drew close to Huo Fenglie’s ear and whispered: “Bad dog!”

Very soon, a shifting sound brought Liu Zhenqing back to his senses. He had been completely lost in pleasure just now. If he hadn’t covered his mouth in advance, he would have woken up the two people next to them.

Liu Zhenqing looked up tremblingly, only to see Huo Fenglie with his teeth clenched tightly with his brow knitted, a hard-pressed look on his face. Unable to endure his palpitating heart, Liu Zhenqing raised his head and kissed him.

Huo Fenglie’s eyes immediately opened wide. Liu Zhenqing ignored the shock in his eyes and continued to kiss him, finding a way for the two of them to cover up their final sounds.

Huo Fenglie started to get up to fetch some water for cleaning, but Liu Zhenqing held them back. For now, he just wanted to hold Huo Fenglie and didn’t want him to leave.

Huo Fenglie could only briefly wipe them down with a handkerchief. Then he embraced Liu Zhenqing tenderly, and couldn’t help pressing an extra kiss to his hair.

Such a quiet, beautiful night also diluted Huo Fenglie’s inner conflict.

The two of them were holding each other and absorbing each other’s gentle presence, when suddenly, there was a scream outside.

Huo Fenglie jumped up at once. He dressed himself, took his sword, and rushed to the door to investigate.

As soon as the door opened a crack, there was constant shouting, and Han Ye and the medicine boy were also woken up.

“There are bandits.” Huo Fenglie looked back at Liu Zhenqing and said, “All of you stay here.”

Liu Zhenqing nodded.

Huo Fenglie ducked out swiftly.

Liu Zhenqing looked at Han Ye and the little medicine boy, saying: “It’s okay, don’t be afraid.”

“Of course I’m not afraid. If they fall into my hands, their lives will be worse than death,” Han Ye scoffed.

The little medicine boy seemed just a little bit frightened.

Liu Zhenqing smiled, and was about to say something when he saw Han Ye’s nose twitch. Then he looked at him in a flash, eyes full of disbelief.

Liu Zhenqing instantly thought of something and gave an awkward smile.

Han Ye’s face turned dark: “There are others here!”

Liu Zhenqing’s mouth twitched, and he expressed his innocence: “It wasn’t me this time. It was Fenglie doing bad things.”

Han Ye’s anger was not light: “Only a ghost would believe you!”

Liu Zhenqing really found it difficult to argue. But in any case, he felt comfortable, and he also felt Huo Fenglie’s attitude softening. Perhaps Er-gou would confess to him at the next opportunity. But according to the current situation between the two of them, they were pretty much there whether it was said or not.

Listening to the commotion outside, everyone quickly dressed. When they opened the door, they saw fire already blazing outside. There was burning, killing, and looting, and the old man who let them stay overnight was so terrified that Liu Zhenqing spoke a few words of comfort to him. The group of them waited in the courtyard.

Very soon, there was only the sound of crying outside, which proved that Huo Fenglie had pretty much solved the problem.

After a while, holding up his bloody sword, Huo Fenglie dragged in a fellow with a bloodied head.

With Huo Fenglie’s martial arts, it was only a matter of minutes to deal with ordinary people. Liu Zhenqing was about to step forward when the sound of horse hooves approached.

Han Ye heard it and asked: “Are there more?”

Liu Zhenqing shook his head, and Huo Fenglie also looked in the direction of the sound. It was familiar to both of them.

Only well-trained war horses could make such neat, loud hoofbeats.

And Chen Jiangyue, who was stabled nearby, was not too happy. Pawing its hooves, it seemed dissatisfied with the horses’ noise.

Soon, the silhouettes of a cavalry could be seen. They rushed toward Huo Fenglie without slowing, and seemed to intend to surround him.

Huo Fenglie stood calmly without even lifting his sword.

At this time, a fierce neigh echoed through the night sky like a dragon’s roar.

Many of the war horses rushing in front came to a stop at this sound, almost throwing their masters from their backs.

Sensing the threat of a top horse like Chen Jiangyue, the horses revealed their uneasiness and stopped moving forward, much to the bewilderment of their owners. They seemed to sense the danger ahead just like their horses, and drew their swords one after another.

“Who the hell are you!”

Huo Fenglie looked at their clothes with a frown, clearly recognizing something.

At this time, one person and one horse walked out from the group of people.

The horse was already tall, but was dwarfed by the tall, strong military commander atop it. That person was young and mighty, smiling as he said loudly: “That sounds like a rare good horse. I didn’t expect such a thing to be hidden here. I’ll take a look…..”

As soon as he spoke, he saw the person in front of him clearly.

The visitor instantly came to a stop, momentarily stunned. Then he let out a cry, dismounted his horse, and rushed toward Huo Fenglie.

Just as everyone was on edge at the sudden approach, they saw the person hug Huo Fenglie, laughing as he said loudly: “Brother Huo! Brother Huo!”

Liu Zhenqing next to him instantly knew this person’s identity. The men accompanying him also dismounted one after another. Although they didn’t know why their boss was so enthusiastic, the other party happened to be named Huo. Soon, some of them guessed what was going on and looked at Huo Fenglie with wide eyes.

Huo Fenglie reached out and patted the excited man hugging him.

The visitor immediately let go with a silly smile, taking two steps back to kneel and salute Huo Fenglie.

“The last commander of Nanfeng City pays homage to the great general guarding the country!”

The people behind him instantly knelt down.

And when the surrounding villagers heard the title “General who guards the country,” they were all so shocked that they knelt down at once, all abuzz. Not because they were frightened, but because they were kneeling down for the general who guards the country, as if beholding a god.

Although Liu Zhenqing had come all this way and knew that the people of Great Zhou regarded Huo Fenglie as the god of war, the places further south seemed to regard Huo Fenglie even more highly.

Han Ye stepped forward and whispered in Liu Zhenqing’s ear: “In front of outsiders, please desist from bullying others. Huo Fenglie’s prestige in the south completely surpasses that of the emperor.”

Liu Zhenqing felt that these words weren’t good, but they were not wrong. After all, the people in the south were so far away from the emperor, who wouldn’t come this far south even when he was on tour. They would never see him once in their lifetimes. Therefore, they were more likely to adore those they could see, those who could protect them like Huo Fenglie, who once defeated the Southern Three Kingdoms Alliance and left behind legendary exploits.

After telling everyone to put out the fires and rescue people first, Huo Fenglie handed over the only job left to Dai Tingyu.

“Brother Huo, why didn’t you go directly to the city when you came, ah? We’ve received the Imperial edict.” Dai Tingyu handed the people over to his subordinates without a care, completely attached to Huo Fenglie.

“It’s past the time limit to enter the city,” Huo Fenglie said, walking toward Liu Zhenqing.

“Brother Huo is still like this. Now that you’ve come, our city lord will open the city gates to welcome you all night long,” Dai Tingyu said with a smile.

And at this time, as Dai Tingyu was following him, he instantly recognized the King of Hell, Han Ye.

“Yo, Doctor Han.” Dai Tingyu’s eyebrows rose.

Han Ye cupped his hands unenthusiastically. After all, he had been active nearby all year round. Even though Han Ye didn’t care to meet the people of Nanfeng City, he would still know a few of them.

Dai Tingyu said in a low voice: “Brother Huo, the two of you are traveling together? Are you unwell?”

It was unsuitable to spread the news of Huo Fenglie’s illness, not to mention that there were so many people here.

Dai Tingyu truly cared about Huo Fenglie, but Huo Fenglie hadn’t intended to tell him about going to Medical Valley at all. It was really troublesome to meet Dai Tingyu at this time.

Suddenly, Liu Zhenqing gave a couple of weak coughs, and said with the appearance of a willow bowed by the wind: “Answering Commander Dai, Doctor Han came with us in order to treat my illness.”

“Who is this?” Dai Tingyu looked at the frail young man before him in puzzlement.

“Liu Xiaozhu, of the Imperial Merchant Liu family.” Now that the Imperial Merchants had been acquitted, Liu Zhenqing felt more confident in reporting his name.

As soon as he finished speaking, Dai Tingyu’s expression changed, and he appeared somewhat awkward.

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