On the lawn, Xu Haifeng said softly: "Yingmei, why are you being stubborn again?"

  Fang Yingying hummed and said: "I just wanted to go with Tingmei to the Xiongnu, but they kept nagging me until I got annoyed."

  Xu Haifeng thought to himself, indeed so. He furrowed his brow and said: "I've already promised you that I'll definitely keep Liu Ting safe, why do you still need to personally come to this dangerous place."

  She tilted her head and sized him up, Fang Yingying smiled: "It's precisely because you agreed to me that I want to go supervise you, lest you forget the main issue in a daze."

  Xu Haifeng glared at her fiercely, "What's going on that you can forget? He said with feigned anger: "Nonsense, Xu certain people have always been good for their word, how could they ignore it and not care?"

  "Yes... yes, I know big brother won't deceive me, so I'll follow big brother to see the magnificent grassland." Fang Yingying saw Xu Haifeng get angry and immediately found another excuse.

  "No way, this trip is too dangerous, you must stay here." said Xu Haifeng firmly.

  Fang Ying's face changed, and she was about to get angry, but thinking that her request was indeed not a small matter, she couldn't afford to offend him at this time. She turned her big eyes and revealed a sweet smile, stepped forward, grabbed Xu Haifeng's sleeve, and coquettishly said: "Good big brother, little sister wants to go see the grassland, just let me follow you."

  She had never had such a charming expression in her daily life, so she was particularly strong against Xi Hai Feng. He trembled at the bottom of his heart and was about to agree when he suddenly heard a light "bang" sound coming from inside the house, and immediately came to his senses, saying in a low voice: "No."

  Fang Yingying raised an eyebrow and couldn't help but lose her temper, fiercely saying: "Are you going to let me go or not?"

  Xu Haifeng saw that things were taking a turn for the worse and hastily pulled out his trump card: "Yingmei, what did you promise me yesterday?"

  Fang Yingying raised her head, thought for a moment, and a faint blush flashed across her face. She lightly bit her bright red lower lip and replied in a low voice: "I promise that no matter whether you succeed or not, I will serve your parents until the end of my life."

  Xu Haifeng heard a low murmur coming from the house, but he didn't have time to think about it. He slapped his thigh and said, "Ah, if you go with us to Xiongnu, what if something happens? Who will take care of my parents?"

  "This... I'll ask Big Brother and them to take care of it for me." Fang Yingying thought for a moment before answering.

  "Alas, I'm as close to your elder brother as hands and feet. Even if I don't entrust him with anything, he'll still take care of things for me. What I'm worried about isn't the daily necessities of the two elderly ones, but rather that once I pass away first, they won't be able to withstand this blow. So please go keep them company and chat with them more often, only then can I put my mind at ease and have no more worries."

  He's not usually so filial, these words were all learned from Jiang Kongming's set of tricks to deceive girls. Because Jiang the madman once said that if you want to entice a kind-hearted girl, pretending to be a filial son will leave a very high impression on her.

  Xu Haifeng did not intentionally provoke Fang Yingying, but he had already remembered Jiang Kongming's teachings and often did so naturally without realizing it.

  As expected, Fang Yingying's tightly closed face revealed a hint of approval and worry, she lowered her head to look at her own small leather boots, still hesitant.

  Xu Haifeng saw this, and added another chip. He pointed to the sky and swore: "Yingmei, if Xiao Xiong's heart is distracted, in a situation where strong enemies are watching from all sides, it's hard to have a chance of survival while taking care of your safety. Or I promise you, within three months, I will bring the princess back to Da Han safely and soundly. If I fail to keep this promise, let me be struck by five thunderbolts and die a terrible death."

  Fang Ying's body shook, she gritted her teeth tightly, and finally made a decision: "Alright, stinky big brother, I agree to you, but if after three months, you don't come back, I'll personally go to Xiongnu to find you."

  With a relieved smile, Xu Haifeng had even more confidence in Jiang Kongming than himself. He nodded and said: "Alright, with your words, I will definitely come back to see you no matter what." After a moment's thought, he realized that not asking for additional conditions at this time would be foolish, so he added: "Yingmei, if I complete the task smoothly, do you have any rewards?"

  Fang Yingying blinked her beautiful big eyes, and after a while, she suddenly blushed, using an unprecedentedly soft voice to say: "As long as Big Brother can be with Ting Mei safely, Little Sister will...will..."

  Xu Haifeng also felt a strange sensation in his heart at this time, he didn't dare wait for her to finish speaking, and continued: "In the future, you can't be so fierce with me."

  "Hmm." Fang Yingying responded softly, but in her heart, there was a tinge of disappointment mixed with some other emotions.

  Xu Haifeng was about to speak when she asked first: "Big brother, is Ruo Er sister going to Xiongnu with you?"

  Xu Haifeng nodded and said: "Yes, Rou'er's martial arts have reached the level of a top-notch master, she can take care of herself, and having her with us will be a great help."

  "Hmph, speaking nonsense with your eyes wide open." Fang Yingying said softly with a slight pout.

  Xu Haifeng felt extremely embarrassed, so he pretended to be deaf and dumb, as if he hadn't heard anything. He asked: "Now I'm going to bid farewell to Third Uncle, you tell him that the old man is not going to Xiongnu, okay?"

  Fang Yingying unusually did not object and followed Xu Haifeng back into the house in obedience.

  "Third Uncle, the children are all ready and just waiting for your order to set off. Also, Ying Mei has agreed to stay in the northern camp and not go to Xiongnu." reported Xu Haifeng.

  Fang Lingchen and others looked at them with strange expressions, never expecting that Xu Haifeng would actually calm down the spoiled and arrogant young lady with just a few words.

  Actually, Fang Lingchen had been talking nonstop in the study room until his mouth was dry, but Fang Yingying completely ignored him. When Xu Haifeng volunteered to take her out, he picked up a cup of tea and drank half of it before seeing Fang Yingying pulling on Xu Haifeng's sleeve and acting coquettishly, causing him to be shocked and drop the teacup in his hand.

  Later, Duanmu Baojun suddenly exclaimed while holding a telescope and peeking in that direction: "Am I wrong? That mother tigress will also blush?"

  His two brothers, regardless of Fang Lingchen's presence, rushed forward and tangled with him, trying to snatch the telescope from his hand, causing a commotion. It wasn't until Fang Lingchen let out an angry hum that they quieted down in embarrassment.

  Because the distance was too far, they couldn't hear Xu and Fang's conversation, so they had endless wild guesses. As for what they actually thought of, it was like the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each showing off their magical powers, which won't be described in detail one by one.

  Fang Lingchen followed Xu Haifeng and others to see off the princess's sedan chair, while Fang Yingying and Liu Ting bid farewell reluctantly. Meanwhile, Fang Xiangming secretly pulled Xu Haifeng over, stuck out his thumb and said: "Brother, your skills are impressive, I admire you the most, when you return from Xiongnu, be sure to teach me a few tricks."

  Xu Haifeng was puzzled and said strangely: "What skills can Xiao Nai teach me? Don't come to tease me."

  Xiang Ming smiled and looked at Xu Haifeng, making him feel uneasy. His face suddenly turned serious, and he grasped Xu Haifeng's hand, saying: "Little brother, be careful on your way, you must come back safely."

  "Ah, thank you big brother, little brother knows." Xuhai Feng thanked him.

  "My sister may be a bit mischievous, but she's inherently kind-hearted. You'll have to take good care of her in the future." Jian Ming said with a serious and solemn tone.

  Xu Haifeng only then realized that he had misunderstood his relationship with Fang Yingying, but this matter was unfortunately impossible to explain. He couldn't very well tell him, "I'm not in a romantic relationship with your sister, we're actually secretly plotting to rescue the princess." If he said something like that, he feared that the position of escort would soon be taken by someone else.

  So he blushed and muttered for half a response but still couldn't say anything reasonable.

  Leaving the Northern Great Camp, Xu Haifeng couldn't help but turn his head and take a glance. Just a moment ago, all four golden flowers of the capital were in the army, but now one was missing. Thinking of Fang Yingying's spirited and heroic appearance, he couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness.

  Thinking of this, he no longer had the mood to admire the surrounding scenery. He handed over a word to Jiang Gongming and went straight to the large horse-drawn carriage where Lin Wanxian was sitting.

  This trip added a new general, Jin Guanghua, a member of the Northern Great Camp. He looked at Xu Haifeng leaving the team with a gloomy face and asked strangely: "General Xu, is there anything unhappy?"

  Su Chunwei and Liu Junshu exchanged a glance, and without saying a word, they both turned their heads away. Just by looking at the direction Xu Haifeng was heading in, it was clear that he had gone to meet his old flame. This person was so eager even in broad daylight, truly a rare sight in this world.

  Liu Junshu was even more indignant in his heart. After he became a general, he led by example every day and the soldiers under him were also strong and robust. However, no matter how hard he trained, his own troops were still far inferior to Xu Haifeng's Black Flag Army. He even doubted whether his two hundred sons could match up to the other man's fifty.

  As for Xu Haifeng's performance in these days, he has been watching and remembering. He originally wanted to take this rare opportunity to learn from him secretly. However, after a few days, he was disappointed to find that if he also treated his own imperial guards with the same attitude and actions as Xu Haifeng, what awaited him would be a disastrous catastrophe.

  For several days in the northern camp, Xu Haifeng had never participated in a single drill. Every day he was either eating and sleeping, or circling around that large carriage which obviously hid one or more women. The whole day was filled with the smell of wine, and the two large carriages full of wine jars were all prepared for him personally. More than ten Black Flag soldiers guarded him day and night, and no one could get close to him.

  It's precisely this greedy and lustful General Xu who has trained the Black Flag Iron Troops, which are invincible in battle and renowned for their loyalty. This result, which completely defies common sense, leaves him baffled. All he can do is look up to the sky and sigh: "Heaven is blind."