Madam General, please run slower.

Chapter 118 Seeing Old Friends Again

Wu Huang glanced at the distance between himself and the door, and estimated the possibility that Yu Xun would escape if he went crazy.

"Since when did you start to like keeping people in suspense like Yao Jue when you talk?" Yu Xun clicked his tongue lightly and rolled his eyes at him.

"Maybe it's because people get mad when they're around red people." Wu Huang shrugged indifferently. Recently, because of Yu Xun's matter, he and Shi Yaojue have been in contact more frequently. "I'm telling you, are you mentally prepared, General?"

"Hurry up and tell me."

"It's not a big deal, actually. It's just that the princess has gained a very good-looking foreign subordinate." Wu Wei deliberately emphasized the word "good-looking".

"So, when she's alone outside, she always needs someone to help her with things." Yu Xun pretended to be calm and indifferent.

"It seems that I worried too much. I thought this news would be bad news for the general."

Wu Huang saw through Yu Xun's deliberate disguise at a glance and continued calmly:

"General, you haven't seen that servant. He is so handsome that even a grown man like me couldn't help but take a few more glances at him. Not only is he good at martial arts, he can also use spiritual power. His spiritual power is blue and looks particularly beautiful. Well, I can't quite understand what he says, but the little princess has learned the foreign language at some point, so she has no problem communicating with that person."

With a "crack", the teacup next to Yu Xun's hand shattered.

Wu Huang was startled and stopped talking. He made up an excuse and ran away from the general's mansion.

After chatting with Wu Huang, Yu Xun became autistic again. He stayed in Jinli Hall for eating and sleeping. But while he was autistic, he did not forget to ask Shi Yaojue to prepare the remaining nine thousand taels of silver.

Yu Xun, who originally thought that he would be able to meet her again soon, waited for a long, long time, until the Crown Prince ascended the throne and the Northern King attacked the capital, but he still didn't wait for the person he was thinking about.

The capital was in chaos, and Yu Xun became busy and could no longer take care of other things. Most of the people in the capital were relocated, but there were still many stubborn people who refused to give up their property, thinking that they were exaggerating. For a while, Yu Xun's reputation in the capital was mixed.

But Yu Xun didn't care. He had already gathered most of the Yu family army. What he had to do now was to guard against sneak attacks from small border countries, end the Qianwu civil strife as soon as possible, and minimize the losses of this war.

But things did not go as planned, and the chaos lasted for five years.

After the King of the North shot the Crown Prince off the city wall with an arrow, he changed his mind for some reason and retreated to a town a few kilometers away to rest. The Queen relied on the power of the Duke's Mansion to support her youngest son Qu Shi to ascend the throne, and the powerless Third Prince was made a prince of leisure and imprisoned in the capital.

Yu Xun breathed a sigh of relief at the news that the Northern King was behaving himself. Although he didn't know why he suddenly stopped the war, the border was now in turmoil again and several cities in the Western Region had been lost. It was no longer a good time for a civil war.

During these five years, Yu Xun, now 26, has shed his youthful impetuousness and become more mature and stable. His face is still handsome, but the light in his eyes is deeper, which is the calmness and wisdom that comes from having experienced the baptism of wind and rain and the vicissitudes of life.

"Are you sure the King of the North wants to meet here?" Yu Xun frowned and looked at the auction house in front of him. There were so many people here that it didn't seem like a good place for negotiation.

Wei Yi nodded. He was not quite sure when he first received the news. He confirmed it several times before reporting it to Yu Xun.

"Let's go." Yu Xun concealed his thoughts and walked towards the building.

After the waiter in charge of reception at the auction house confirmed Yu Xun's identity token, he bowed and saluted to lead the way, "General, please come this way. The master has been waiting for a long time."

Master? Yu Xun had never expected that this new auction house was actually the property of the Northern King. After taking back the token, he followed the person to the box in a deep voice.

In addition to the King of the North, there was another person in a black robe in the box, but this person had his back to the door so Yu Xun didn't know who the other person was for a moment.

Yu Xun glanced at the man in black robe warily, then saluted the King of the North with his fists clasped.

The Northern King Xiao Yan casually returned the greeting and looked at the man in black robes teasingly, "If I remember correctly, you have a close relationship with this General Zhennan, right?"

"I have close relationships with many people." Li shrugged indifferently, "I have made an appointment for you, you two can chat slowly."

Yu Xun had been stunned the moment Li started to speak, his mind was blank. Seeing that she was about to leave, Yu Xun subconsciously wanted to grab her hand. Li dodged to the side, and Yu Xun's hand that was about to grab her wrist missed, and he pulled the corner of her clothes instead.

"General Zhennan, is there anything else?" Li looked up at the man in front of him. How come he looked so much older after not seeing him for so long? War really makes people grow old. But wouldn't it be more interesting to tease Yu Xun in this state?

Yu Xun's heart trembled at the distant name, and he tried hard to suppress his emotions, but the hand that was pulling the corner of the person's clothes could not help but tremble slightly. Yu Xun had imagined the scene of their reunion countless times, and also imagined many words to say when they met again, but he didn't expect that when this day really came, he would be unable to say anything.

Li waited for a long time but the man didn't speak, so he turned around and prepared to leave without saying anything.

"Don't go..." Yu Xun held Li's clothes tightly, feeling that if he let go, this person would disappear in front of him again.

"Ahem." Xiao Yan coughed twice to try to attract the two's attention. When his wife was not around, he couldn't bear to see others being so annoying in front of him. "General Zhennan, why don't you sit down and talk?"

Yu Xun's eyes lingered on King Bei and Li, but he didn't let go. If King Bei ran away, he could always find him again at any time, but if Qu Tangli ran away, there would really be no news about her.

It had been five years. He had been looking for her and missing her for five years. From Chaozhou to the Western Regions, everyone around him, including his secret guards, had seen her, but he was the only one trapped in the capital who hadn't been able to see her even once.

He thought that time would make his thoughts about her fade away, but when this person really stood in front of him, Yu Xun realized that he had been deceiving himself all these years and he simply could not forget her.

"Wait for me, I... still owe you nine thousand taels." Yu Xun thought for a long time before coming up with this excuse.

If Yu Xun hadn't said it, Li would have almost forgotten about it. Wei Xianchen's talismans sold very well, so Yu Xun's nine thousand taels was nothing to Li now, but who would complain about having too much money?

"Got it." Li Qing responded and turned around to close the door.

After Li left, Yu Xun calmed down and bowed to Xiao Yan apologetically.

The Northern King waved his hand indifferently and advised with considerable experience, "It's normal to make your wife angry. Just coax her more and she'll be fine."

Yu Xun thought of the praiseworthy relationship between the Northern King and the Princess, and was very envious, "Please give me some advice, Your Majesty."

"Oh, you've asked the right person." The King of the North patted his shoulder excitedly. "To capture a person's heart, you have to capture her stomach first. I studied cooking for three years to ask for my princess's hand in marriage. I sent food to her house every day. It was because of my perseverance that the princess decided to marry me."

Princess Bei: Thank you for the invitation. I eat and poop every now and then. I really can’t poop anymore.

Yu Xun felt that what the King of the North said made sense. When Qu Tangli was in the mansion, didn't she have a liking for the cook who knew how to make pig's trotters? He could also learn from her.